Healthcare

The healthcare expenditure in Australia in the previous financial year was AUD 170.4 billion, with 10.3% of the gross domestic product (GDP), thereby allowing the country’s healthcare spending to pass the 10% mark for the first time. Healthcare expenditure continues to rise; however, the rate of increase has been curbed in the last few years. At ...

Frost & Sullivan research found the visible market success of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven interactive virtual assistants (IVAs), such as Alexa from Amazon and the Google Assistant, has been matched by specialized IVA deployments in various vertical markets such as financial services, education, and retail. Healthcare has presented opportun...

Healthcare is an information intensive industry and healthcare data is increasingly being seen as an asset which needs to be invested in for organizations to be able to reap returns. Healthcare providers have started developing data management strategies that revolve around current and future data sources, users and applications. There is a need fo...

Healthcare organizations face numerous challenges in today’s dynamic business environment, be it clinical, non-clinical or operational processes in hospitals. The industry is fundamentally focusing on digital transformational strategies, while increasing its investments in next-generation solutions such as clinical information systems, connected ...

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) held its annual conference and expo in Chicago from April 29 to May 1, with the theme “Learn, Connect, Discover.” The event drew more than 4,200 attendees, including representatives of established and start-up telemedicine and digital healthcare companies and healthcare professionals from provider an...

The annual HIMSS (Health Information Management Systems Society) conference is the key event for the health IT industry, providing a comprehensive overview of the state of the market from the perspective of various stakeholders, including health IT vendors, healthcare payers and providers, and government regulators. HIMSS18 was held in March 2018....

Healthcare’s digitization is leading to an explosion of electronic data across all healthcare industry segments. Health-related digital data is pouring in from a variety of sources including electronic health records (EHRs), billing and medical claims systems, and a plethora of health monitoring devices. Profound changes are occurring in the day-...

Many successful products have been launched during SXSW throughout the years. Leveraging this success and its long history as a behemoth innovation-focused event, SXSW developed a platform for newcomers. With the SXSW Startup Village and the SXSW Accelerator, SXSW offers domestic and foreign startups a platform to introduce themselves to the US and...

Japan’s healthcare system is an icon of kindness and compassion. The country spends 11.4% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare, which equates to just over $560 billion or about one-fifth of the healthcare spending by the United States (US). At that level of spending, the Japanese people enjoy universal health coverage, affordable hea...