Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕ 

Your morning summary of digital health news, information and events to know about if you want to be “in the know”.   

👇 News round  

😔 Natalie Ryan received support from Healios, the leading digital provider of specialist autism, ADHD and mental health services for children and young people in the UK, as she struggled with changes in her life and grief caused by the loss of her cousin. The 17-year-old has spoken about her journey to better mental health to coincide with World Mental Health Day (10 October). 

✔ Tento+ is today announcing that the latest iteration of its ground-breaking dashboard will serve as the first ever generative AI tool being used in the medical compliance sector. The company is on course to enhance and boost the evolution of the MedTech market across the world as more medical devices are set to enter service across a wide range of medical sectors in response to a diverse and ever-growing range of health needs. 

👩‍⚕️ NuraLogix has announced its anticipated Anura Telehealth platform that can measure real-time vital signs, including blood pressure on video calls available for integration. The company launched the platform Monday at HLTH, the health tech innovations conference in Las Vegas. The platform analyses facial blood flow patterns to assess a wide variety of health vitals such as heart rate, respiration rate, and even blood pressure in real-time, and is able to provide real-time information to assist physicians in identifying future health risks. 

🧬 Life Sciences Hub Wales is helping to tackle key challenges and drive innovation to the frontline of health and social care across Wales. In the process, it is enhancing the quality of care, optimising service delivery and initiating essential economic growth and job creation. Over the past year, Life Sciences Hub Wales has supported 262 organisations and created 105 jobs.  

📦 The push for rapid clinical trials and new drug development is making clinical laboratory logistics more complex than ever. To add to the challenge, healthcare facilities are complex, with time-sensitive samples coming in from various clinical units, often across wide campuses working to different schedules. UPS Healthcare has launched UPS® Pickup Point locations for laboratory customers across key European healthcare markets including the UK, Germany, Italy, France, and Spain, in an effort to address these difficulties. 

❓ Did you know that?  

Over the past decade, the World Bank has invested almost $4 billion in digital health including in health information systems, digital governance, identification systems, and infrastructure, according to a report published in August. The report estimated that “people-centred and evidence-based digital investments can help governments save up to 15% of health costs” in challenging fiscal environments.   

📖 What we’re reading 

Health system Geisinger is one of the rare US healthcare providers with a Medical Director of Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Aalpen Patel. In this article, he talks about the need to “democratise” AI algorithms by using them across population health, radiology and other specialities, as well as the need to educate the health workforce in AI.   

🚨 This week’s events 

October 11-12, the King’s Fund is hosting its annual Digital Health and Care Congress. 

October 11-12 at the Royal College of Physicians, London. Economist Impact is holding its annual Future of Healthcare Europe conference.  

October 11 – Orion UK & Ireland Customer Conference.