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Written by Kate McDonald on 25 April 2021. Nuances of Microsoft deal, former PM lobbied for NHS data, South Africa’s vax booking system goes live then runs into problems, child health record for Lancashire, AliveCor sues Apple, digital health deal between Israel and UAE, Denmark’s coronapas, digital health in Ireland, Alexa finds vaxes, F for EMRs Pharmaforum ~ Phil Taylor ~ 16/04/2021 Microsoft has made its aspirations in digital health clear with a whopping $19.7 billion deal to buy N...

Written by Kate McDonald on 18 April 2021. Google trying again with PHRs? evidence for AI tools, Denmark’s coronapas, Malaysia’s Immunitee, US VA EHR, Facebook’s vaccine finder, Microsoft/AXA digital health platform, eReferral app cuts DNAs, Dedalus and the NHS, SMART health cards for vax credentials, COVID-detecting mobile phone sensors STAT ~ Erin Brodwin ~ 09/04/2021 After 13 years, Google is coming back for patient health records. The tech giant has launched an early user feedback...

Written by Kate McDonald on 14 March 2021. Attend Anywhere conquers NHS, India’s digital health plan, virtual care in Malaysia, IBM blockchain for Germany’s vaccine certificates, US Covid relief package and health IT, sign-up site for leftover Covid vax, smart speakers track heart rhythm, Telus Health buys Babylon Canada, guide to digital health passports Digital Health News ~ Hannah Crouch ~ 11/03/2021 Not too many people had heard of Attend Anywhere before March 2020 but since then th...

Written by Kate McDonald on 21 February 2021. Germany’s elektronische Patientenakte, year of the QR code, Bahrain vaccine passport, no-cost ransomware service, IBM’s blockchain passport, Apple’s passport plans, AI for anonymised data, Microsoft’s vaccine booking software, COVID risk prediction, EMRs track ED presentations, Cerner’s mass vaccination solution, India’s ‘glitchy’ biometrics BMJ ~ Marion Grote-Westrick ~ 18/02/2021 On 1 January 2021, the largest digitization proj...

Written by Kate McDonald on 14 February 2021. Estonia trials vaccine passport, Cerner’s plans for data business, Google search for Covid outbreaks, Canada launches telewound partnership, UK review of health data, API vulnerabilities in health apps, NHS Covid app success, Japan Covid app failure, hackers post patient data, iPhone magnets affect pacemakers, SMS for Covid comms AFP ~ Staff writer ~ 10/02/2021 Could a QR code open up the world? That is the question in Estonia as it takes a le...