Plans to stop the NHS being reliant on old technology get dusted off in drive for efficiency and cost savings
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Google To Work With Sanofi On Diabetes Sensors
Partnership with French firm aims to improve diabetes care through continuous monitoring
GPs Embrace Apps And Wearables As British Healthcare Goes Digital
Ipsos Mori survey finds three in four doctors have used mobile apps or wearables to work with patients
Robots Go To Work In Scotland’s Rural Pharmacies
Robotic pharmacy kiosks could revolutionise medicine access in the Scottish highlands and islands
WATCH: Microsoft Reveals The Future Of Healthcare With HoloLens
Microsoft HoloLens promo vid explains how the holographic device could dramatically change the way doctors learn about the body
IBM’s Watson Takes On Cancer Screening Challenge
AI system teams up with the Epic and the Mayo Clinic to guide screening at 14 clinics
‘Ageing Population’ Causing Health Nanotechnology Boom
Increased governmental support and higher R&D spending will also help medical nanotech reach $8.5bn by 2019
Anthem Hack: What Can We Learn From The Healthcare Industry’s Biggest Ever Breach?
Insurance firm, Anthem, allowed hackers to access 80m customers' records, but could it have been avoided? And how can you ensure you don't suffer a similar fate?
HP Targets Schools, Businesses With New Tablet And 2-in-1 Range
Pro and Elite tablets look to reassure organisations still unsure about BYOD and workplace mobility
Could ‘Tinder For Grannies’ Save Elderly People’s Lives?
A mobile service for Finland's elderly residents crowdfunds as it aims to resolve the 'largest problem in social and health care'
Northern Ireland Selects HP To Provide Regional IT Services For Health
Four-year £100m Technology Partner framework agreement will deliver key front-line services to enable improved patient care
Cognizant Buys TriZetto To Bolster Healthcare
Cognizant acquires TriZetto in an effort to expand and grow its healthcare operation
NHS Develops Backbone With Upgraded IT
The NHS Spine is used by more than 20,000 organisations that provide health care across England
Firefox OS Proposed For Healthcare In The Developing World
Mozilla partners with Medic Mobile to empower rural doctors
Investors Launch Mobile Health Tech Mentorship Programme In Kansas
Sprint and investors Techstars are adding to Kansas City's startup scene with a three-month intensive mentorship programme focusing on mobile health technology
US Doctors Beat Europeans In Smartphone Usage
A study has found that US doctors have a higher rate of smartphone usage than their European counterparts, while Europeans are more likely to use the devices for patient communication
NHS Trust To Appeal ICO Fine
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust says ICO has "acted incorrectly"
CSC Cuts 640 More Staff After Failed NHS Project
CSC staff on the failed NPfIT get compulsory redunancies
National Body Asks Cameron To Justify NHS IT Cuts
Computer Sciences' NHS contracts are in the frame as the government cuts its NPfIT spending
Adobe gives RIM’s PlayBook An Airing For The Healthcare Market
Adobe shows Client Outlook's eUnity medical imaging application in the first live demonstration of the PlayBook tablet
Zoho And Netsuite Collaborate On Cloud Autism App
Autism experiences led the wives of NetSuite and Zoho CEOs to create MedicalMine and its ChARM cloud application
IBM Invests £65m Into Healthcare IT
IBM is launching a $100 million (£65m) health care IT research campaign that will work to develop new medical technology
Hospital Data Centre Gets Clean, Flywheel Energy
Old-fashioned flywheel power systems are providing hospital data centres with clean, green backup power using a centuries-old technology