Analysis

Medical costs for employer-sponsored plans this year have yet to fully adjust for inflation

The impact of inflation is not yet fully reflected in medical trend factors, according to Buck. The findings were released in Buck’s 44th National Healthcare Trend Survey, a report that identifies trend factors that are used to project...

Research finds issues in clinical productivity due to a lack of investment in technology

New research from Extreme Networks, entitled Emerging from the COVID Pandemic, conducted in partnership with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), uncovered that several of the major challenges impacting clinical...

Genesys report confirms customer experience is at the heart of success

Organisations must unlock the new paradigm of personalised, empathetic experiences at scale to build customer relationships and growth amid changing consumer preferences and increasing expectations. We take a look at the findings of Genesys’ State of C...

Prescribing the treatment for learning and development inefficiencies in healthcare

Chibeza Agley, Co-founder and CEO at OBRIZUM, talks to us about how healthcare organisations can address inefficiencies in their current training process, saving costs and time, as well as alleviating pressures staff are facing. Learning sits at the heart...

The growing risk of fraud in the NHS – how to protect your organisation’s future

With how outdated the NHS’ legacy systems are, it is no wonder fraud is rampant across the organisation. Nigel Hall, Director Client Solutions at Netcall, and Tom Houston, Client Partner for Healthcare at Gobeyond Partners, tell us more about this and also provi...

How hologram tech is empowering surgical teams worldwide 

Jahn Otto Andersen, CTO at HoloCare, talks to us about the potential of hologram tech and how it could make surgeries smarter and safer for both professionals and patients.   According to data published by the British Medical Association, over 7 million p...

How HSS is using technology to improve spinal surgeries in the US 

Here, we explore two studies about how the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is using tomography to improve and refine spinal surgeries.  The Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is one of the world’s leading medical centres and one of the oldest in the Un...

Democratising brain health: will brain scans soon be as common as eye tests?  

MYndspan is leading a mission to democratise brain health and make sophisticated MEG brain scanning technology accessible to the general public. Caitlin Baltzer, Co-founder and COO of MYndspan, talks to us about the importance of brain health and the latest...

Why data silos are determining the future of pharma 

Raman Bhatnagar, Vice President and General Manager at Aspen Technology, speaks to us about the company’s latest research, revealing that many large pharma businesses are hindered by data silos.   Aspen Technology (AspenTech) is a global leader in asset opt...

Increasing efficiency with technology is a no-brainer for healthcare services in crisis 

Hexarad is a healthcare start-up that has developed workflow management software for NHS radiology departments. Here, Dr. Farzana Rahman BSc, MBBS, MSc, FRCR, CEO of Hexarad, talks to us about the diagnostic delays within radiology and how technology and...

Recognizing and stopping insider threats in the healthcare industry

Damian Chung, Business Information Security Officer at Netskope, tells us that information security is one of the most critical areas of health during the Great Resignation trend. As a direct result of COVID-19 burnout, the ongoing Great Resignation trend...

IWK Health, Cisco Canada and OnX Canada power critical connections between babies and families

IWK Health has announced the success of its web-delivered application – Chez NICU Home – and securely powered Cisco Webex technologies to connect NICU families to education, support and resources they need to become more active participants in the care of the...