GetDoc aims to make healthcare affordable for everyone, and the connected platform has partnered with a number of additional providers, including Singapore’s Farrer Park Hospital, to bring accessible cross-border treatments to more users in South-East Asia.

Anyone can sign up to GetDoc’s connected healthcare platform for free and search book, chat and tele-consult with specialists. Meanwhile, at only $12 a year, GetDocPlus subscribers can enjoy concessionary rates for consultations or treatments with trusted healthcare professionals when they flash their in-App e-Card for walk-in appointments and treatments in Singapore and Malaysia. Following the signing of the recent partnership, users will now be able to directly access virtual consultations from Farrer Park Hospital through GetDoc’s tele-consult platform.

Launched in 2018, GetDoc has exploded in popularity as more users seek cost-effective cross-border healthcare solutions that are available any time, anywhere. These highly affordable subscriptions are particularly beneficial for those who do not qualify for local medical subsidies or have medical insurance that only covers in-Hospital visits.

In addition to telehealth consulting services, GetDocPlus members will have even greater access to lower healthcare costs once borders reopen, as they are able to search and book online and walk-in services instantly at over 600 clinics in Singapore, 1500 clinics and hospitals in Malaysia and 50 clinics and hospitals in Thailand — providing convenient access to high-quality, trusted healthcare providers from the comfort of their own home.

The app also offers comprehensive coverage for both generalist and specialist providers, ranging from certified doctors and specialists to dentists, TCMs and Allied Health Professionals such as physiotherapists, optometrists and psychiatrists.

As well as finding providers and seamlessly booking appointments, users can participate in health discussions, global health advisory Fit for Travel, access topics on GetDoc’s public health forums and health information from A-Z. They can even make cashless payments directly through the platform to minimize cash management and better track payments.

The app also has a live chat function that allows users to get simple questions answered by a doctor through the direct message service, without needing to go to a clinic. Furthermore, GetDocPlus members can take advantage of an ever-growing number of benefits with a vast host of participating partners, including health and wellness offers such as gym memberships and supplements, and exclusive rewards and discounts at eCommerce retailers and F&B outlets.

Radiology Image Enhancement Cloud-Based Platform (Claritas iRAD) proprietary software, an image enhancement process that preserves the finest details by individually enhancing each pixel to produce an image of high precision

With a mission to empower radiologists and medical professionals by improving the image clarity for all types of radiology images, Singapore-based healthcare software company, Claritas HealthTech Pte Ltd, on 8 September 2020, announced the launch of their proprietary software, Claritas iRAD.

Diagnostic errors in medicine are a longstanding problem and imaging plays a pivotal role in the diagnostic process for many patients. With estimates of average diagnostic error rates ranging from 3% to 5%, there are approximately 40 million diagnostic errors involving imaging annually worldwide. Moreover, in the face of COVID-19, digital transformation has been accelerated in many areas of healthcare, and the need for greater efficiency and responsiveness has become even more urgent. From identifying cases to determining the diagnosis at the very start of a patient’s journey, rapidly changing circumstances in healthcare today will inevitably place more demand on radiology departments.

To overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology available, a team of imaging specialists, scientists and mathematicians at Claritas HealthTech, have developed Claritas iRAD and engineered an image enhancement process that preserves the finest details by individually enhancing each pixel to produce an image of high precision. Whether unclear due to radiation, low light or tissue absorption, the unique methods at Claritas HealthTech greatly improves clarity, without distorting, exaggerating or compromising the details of the original image.

Claritas iRAD can be seamlessly integrated into any of the existing radiology platforms, such as PACS (Picture archiving and communications systems) Viewer, to support better workflow. Additionally, as the platform is accessed through the Cloud, Claritas HealthTech provides fast image processing at a user-friendly level, with no need for lengthy and complex training, even for first-time users.

Integrated theatre AV technology has been added to the extensive portfolio of hospital solutions offered by Bender UK. The complete Merivaara OpenOR system is exclusively supplied and installed by Bender UK in the UK and Ireland. The technology enables complete integration of all medical devices and image sources within the theatre environment and displays all images at near-zero latency (guaranteed at less than one frame) without resolution loss.

Merivaara OpenOR also allows procedures to be viewed and streamed outside the operating theatre, enabling clinicians and students to consult and view live surgeries from other locations such as a Lecture Hall.

This intuitive system has a user-friendly touch screen interface which allows control of image routing, medical device control, live streaming, as well as remote surgeon access to live and stored images, image capture and video recording and editing.

The medical grade touch screen can be positioned in the sterile environment, wall or desk mount. It also enables PiP and PaP on displays that do not have those features.

Vendor-neutral the OpenOR does not limit the connection of image sources from specific manufacturers, including mobile devices brought into theatre. It connects to the Hospital Information System and PACS for Patient Worklists and Data Integration.

Gareth Brunton, Managing Director of Bender UK, said: “The backbone of the technology is a fibre-based Barco Nexxis infrastructure which allows OpenOR to display uncompressed video for perfect images without artefacts or resolution loss with near-zero latency. This is guaranteed to less than a frame. The resolution that OpenOR works with is also future-proofed to 8K and beyond, currently HD, 3D, 4K, and 4K3D compatible.”

One of the major benefits of a hospital introducing an integrated operating theatre AV solution is training, eliminating the need for students to stand close to surgeons to see what is taking place. It also allows live procedures to be transmitted to seminar rooms or to other hospitals.

Gareth added: “The introduction of the Merivaara AV system to our portfolio means we can provide our healthcare customers with a complete turnkey solution including state-of-the-art Merivaara operating tables, theatre lights, pendants, digital imaging, and medical IT power including Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) for Group 2 medical locations.

Merivaara OpenOR technology has been specified by leading UK hospitals.

Blockchain technology company Maxonrow is hosting its first ever hackathon to help reimagine blockchain for applications in healthcare in response to the global challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The MAXathon challenges are based on the Maxonrow SDK script, which the company used to build MedsLOCK. Created in tandem with Avantas Tech Accelerator, MedsLOCK is a blockchain-based control and communication ecosystem that provides real-time insights during pandemics.

Using blockchain for pandemic analytics

During the COVID-19 outbreak, data is crucial to making informed decisions. At the same time, citizens are concerned about any incursion to privacy resulting from data collection initiatives. The MedsLOCK platform provides a single source of reliable, verifiable pandemic analytics to government agencies, health officials, and other stakeholders, and the core objective is to make COVID-19 data collection and exchange between stakeholders automated, transparent, and trusted with the help of distributed ledger technology.

Muhammad Salman Anjum, Avantas’ Managing Director, said: “Privacy is a key issue during the current and future pandemics, and as such, blockchain platforms ensure that information is shared without compromising privacy. With MedsLOCK, we make sure we add trust to the data flow.” The MAXathon Challenge

Participants in the MAXathon hackathon will have a chance to win a share of a €15,000 prize pool by building solutions for any of the five challenge categories.

The challenges categories are:

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· Credential and Certificate Issuance – Governments need a way of easily verifying if a patient has had COVID-19 and is virus-free. Help us build a solution that can help governments quickly retrieve verifiable data.

· Welfare – Businesses and citizens have become reliant on governments for welfare due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. Can we lower transaction costs by removing intermediaries and increasing transparency to welfare beneficiaries?

·. How can we present a holistic, multi-dimensional dashboard with unique features?

Maxonrow has assembled a stellar team of judges and mentors for MAXathon, including Holger Schmidt, partner at PwC’s strategy division, Nisa Amoils of VC firm Grasshopper Capital, along with representatives from Audi, Dash.org, and members of Maxonrow and Avantas Tech’s senior leadership.

There will also be 16 mentors working with participating teams, comprised of members of Maxonrow’s technical teams and leaders within the blockchain space.

The latter includes Amber Urquhart, Head of Business Development at quant trading firm TDX Strategies, Gabriel Dymowski, CEO at Doxychain, and a laureate of Forbes 25 under 25. Also participating in the mentorship team are Massimo Buoni, a UN global technology expert, and Steven Boylan, co-founder and CEO of Trt:Labs, a specialist digital transformation consultancy.

Orion Health has released an updated version of its Enterprise hospital information system, featuring the ability to integrate with the Quippe clinical documentation solution to help client hospitals with HIMSS electronic medical record adoption model (EMRAM) accreditation.

Enterprise 20.2.0 provides end-to-end management of hospitals across patient administration, clinical, departmental management, ancillary departments and back office.

In Enterprise 20.2.0 we have introduced several new features across departmental applications, back office and pharmacy. We have also enhanced the clinical documentation features that already exists in Enterprise with the ability to integrate seamlessly with third-party solution Quippe™, in order to support our customers’ journey to HIMSS EMRAM accreditation.

The new features and enhancements included in the latest release focus on patient workflow and will enable hospitals to process patients through their system more efficiently and accurately.

These customer-focused innovations that will help users to work smarter include:

Improved outpatient clinic management

Users are now able to make changes to sessions more efficiently with the introduction of session template edits. This improved functionality allows users to amend the session set up, define when any changes will take effect from and easily reschedule any patients impacted by the changes.

Theatre management workflow enhancements

The ability for users to create a ‘Surgical Request’ has been implemented as part of the surgical booking workflow. Users can utilise this new feature in order to keep track of the processes that need to be completed for a patient and hospital to be ready for surgery, prior to the booking being made. These requests can be created and managed in isolation or linked to an admission request or admission. Requests can then be booked into theatres, cancelled or deleted, with a viewable audit trail.

Increased capabilities in back office for patient billing

Users are now able to edit single invoices that are part of a multiple invoice split provided they are in temporary status. Prior to this update, users were required to void all invoices in a split if any of them required editing. This feature will help to improve operational efficiencies and supports electronic invoice submissions. It is also a critical feature for billing insurance companies.

Added safety checks in pharmacy module

Pharmacy products can now be configured to include the requirement for a co-signature upon administering medication to a patient. It is also possible to configure the requirement of a co-signature upon checking medication ordering for high risk pharmacy products. This new feature provides an additional layer of safety by ensuring medication is administered correctly and enhancing the monitoring of high-risk drug orders.

Seamless integration of Quippe™ into patient chart and web clinicals

Customers can now seamlessly integrate Quippe™ into Enterprise using a single sign on with a consistent user interface look and feel. This integration enhances the creation of reports and clinical findings for display in the Overview tab. Quippe™ supports customers on their journey to HIMSS EMRAM accreditation through automatic coding of clinical documentation which enables better reporting and analytics.

It has been piloted in two Covid-19 wards and is now being rolled out throughout the hospital, with over 45,000 patient/board transactions already chalked up.

The software is a new part of System C’s CareFlow integrated electronic patient record and takes real time feeds from the trust’s patient administration and clinical systems, along with providing a live picture of capacity.

Information displays bed status, clinical data, outstanding tasks and discharge plans in one view, creates a real time picture of bed usage and demand, and visibility of expected arrivals.

Andy Callow, chief digital officer at Kettering General Hospital, said: “As a trust we are harnessing our information to know more in real time so we can make better decisions and improve outcomes for our patients. At any given time, we will have a system-wide bed status at our fingertips and our capacity planning will be improved in turn.”

The roll out is pat of the trust’s 10-year digital transformation plan.