EMR implementation as a ‘science’

Demonstrating benefits to patients and clinicians will greatly drive interoperability, health information exchange and medical record digitalisation in Asia-Pacific. Dr Mahesh Appannan, Ministry of Health Malaysia’s head of digital health, Seyoung Jung, assistant professor and CIO of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital in South Korea, and Gareth Sherlock, chief executive of Turimetta Consulting and former CIO at Cleveland Clinic London and … Read more

Mohan Guruswamy| Why nations fail, world is unequal: 3 get Nobel

Three academics based in the United States — Daron Acemoglu from Turkey and Simon Johnson and James Robinson from Britain — won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics for research that explored the aftermath of colonisation, to understand why inequality persists even till today, especially in countries that are dogged by corruption and dictatorship. According … Read more

Microsoft launches new healthcare AI tools

Microsoft announced Thursday that it is unveiling several artificial intelligence enhancements in Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare innovations, including new healthcare AI models in Azure AI Studio, new healthcare data capabilities in Microsoft Fabric and developer tools in Copilot Studio. Many of the artificial intelligence enhancements are available by preview. Executives from the company also provided … Read more

Reconsider Hereditary Rights of Temple Priests: HC

Hyderabad: Justice M.G. Priyadarshini of the Telangana High Court remanded to the endowments tribunal, claims of 16 pujaris as hereditary pujaris of Sri Chennakesava Swamy temple and Anjaneya Swamy temple at Kodair near Kurnool. T.N Pradeep Kumar and his brother Ramakrishna Murthy moved the tribunal seeking a declaration that they are hereditary pujaris and trustees … Read more

IEEE deep dive: What you really need to know about AI and cybersecurity

As the healthcare industry increasingly adopts AI, the landscape of cybersecurity threats is changing rapidly. While AI can enhance patient care and streamline operations, it also introduces new vulnerabilities that cybercriminals may exploit. To help CISOs, CIOs and other healthcare security leaders wrap their hands around this, we spoke with IEEE Member Rebecca Herold, CEO … Read more

Operationalising big data research for precision medicine: Lessons from Asia

Privacy, systems interoperability, and lack of research capability are some of the biggest challenges in utilising big data for national precision medicine projects in advanced health systems in Asia. Health leaders from Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore exchanged insights into harnessing big data for personalised medicine in the panel session, “Nationwide Initiatives in Healthcare Transformation – The Power … Read more

Arizona agency’s omnichannel approach to home health includes telehealth and RPM

MD Home Health, a 39-year-old home health agency, has launched omnichannel home health services, what it says is a first for Phoenix and Arizona. The new offerings will include remote patient monitoring, telehealth, a brick-and-mortar clinic at HonorHealth Scottsdale, and traditional in-home services. President and CEO David P. Tusa, who joined MD Home Health in … Read more

Invest in museums, Nalanda: William Dalyrmple

Rather than chest-thumping, Indians should invest more in the study of history. This is the advice of Scottish historian William Dalrymple whose latest book, The Golden Road, is all about the influence wielded over the world by India. In conversation with Sucheta Dasgupta, he explains how it came to do so and why it is … Read more