Your morning summary of digital health news, information and events to know if you want to be “in the know”.
👇 News
👨⚕️ UK software provider for frontline healthcare operations Agile has acquired Practice, a specialized Nether primary care compliance solutionlands. Agilio previously acquired Netherlands-based GP scheduling software provider InterShift in October 2022.
🏆 Cybersecurity luminary Stephen Khan to receive Hall of Fame award at Infosecurity Europe, which will take place in London from June 4-6, 2024. Khan is Chief Information Officer for Commercial Security at Cognizant Technology Services and has previously held senior management roles at companies including HSBC, Siemens and RBS. The Infosecurity Hall of Fame recognizes individual achievements in the field of information security.
🤰 The University of Birmingham is carrying out research into the recommendations made by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Report on birth trauma, published on May 13, 2024. Research includes the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Midlands Patient Safety Research Collaboration which will focus on the use of digital health platforms to objectively assess and identify risks for pregnant women.
👶 Charity Fertility Network has teamed up with fertility clinic review platform Fertility Mapper to launch a NHS Intrauterine Insemination (IVF) and Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) Eligibility Calculator. The free tool aims to help users easily determine their eligibility for NHS-funded IVF and IUI treatments. Sharon Martin, interim CEO of Fertility Network UK, said the app aims to “ensure that fertility treatment is a lighter burden for everyone”.
📱 Using a digital pain assessment tool PainChek at Orchard Care Homes has been linked to improving the wellbeing of residents with dementia, in a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Psychiatry in December 2023. PainChek The medical device uses AI facial recognition technology to identify muscle movements that indicate pain.
❓ Did you know ?
The healthcare sector saw the most data breaches in 2023according to a report by British lawyers Hayes Connorpublished in April 2024, which analyzed last year's data from the Information Commissioner's Office.
Hayes Connor found that the healthcare industry was responsible for 17.42% of all breaches in 2023, with basic personally identifiable information breached 73.21% of the time. The analysis identified unauthorized access and data emailed to the wrong recipient as the two main reasons for breaches in the healthcare industry.
📖 What we read
Booklet by Professor Harold Thimbleby Patient Safety — Stories for a Digital World describes changes required in digital healthcare management and regulation to improve security and reliability. Available for free download online.
🚨 This week's events
May 23, 2024, Glasgow, Scotland – Medical Device Manufacturing Center 2024 Annual Conference