EMEA News

Israeli infusion system specialist Q Core Medical has opened a new European hub in Marseille, France, to capitalise on growing demand for its smart pumps in both hospital and ambulatory care settings.

Health secretary outlines his vision for setting up NHSX, a new unit for digital, data and technology.

Although engaging with the NHS remains a challenge, companies now have more "accessible deployment opportunities", according to the research.

Dame Fiona Caldicott has been appointed as the first statutory national data guardian for health and social care, nearly five years after the role was first created.

The FDA has now cleared the radiology software product Quantib™ ND for distribution in the US.

The new suite of reforms announced also include the development of a new role of chief scientist and a Data, Analytics and Delivery division.

Digital health has often been seen as the future of healthcare, but a recent Rock Health report revealed that women only make up 10.2 percent of digital health CEOs, posing questions about where women fit into this new evolution of healthcare.

Carestream Health announced this morning that it had signed an agreement to sell its healthcare information systems business to Philips.

The initiative is one of ten "Sprint Exemplar Projects" to be funded by UK Research and Innovation. 

A recent article from the HIMSS Insights Global Innovators eBook looked at the impact of a project addressing health inequality in India.