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The cellular IoT market is set to hit one billion installed devices this year, new research has claimed.
Findings from market research company Berg Insight has said that the number of worldwide cellular IoT subscribers increased by 56% in the past year, hitting 647.5 million.
The health of children in England is being harmed by deepening public sector cuts and "disjointed" government policies, a report has found.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said the government had failed to improve care in a number of "fundamental areas", such as by banning junk food advertising.
As the world's second-largest economy reports annual growth of 6.9%, worries remain about mounting debt during 2018.
China has reported its first rise in annual growth since 2010 - seemingly benefiting from growing demand abroad as the world economic recovery gathers pace.
NHS hospital trusts in England may have to recalculate A&E performance figures from last October onwards.
The UK Statistics Authority has told NHS England to explain changes to the recording of A&E data.
KPMG has agreed to acquire the Identity and Access Management business of Silicon Valley-based Cyberinc, which provides cyber security solutions globally. Cyberinc is an independent identity and access management (IAM) technology provider.
Repeated bail-outs to help the NHS cope with pressure on services and finances could become the "new normal", the National Audit Office has said.
It comes after the auditor found NHS bodies used extra funds partly intended to transform services to shore up finances during 2016-17.
The work carried out by consultancies in health and life sciences goes beyond the National Health Service but it is these firms’ involvement in the UK’s taxpayer-funded system that often attracts the most attention.
2017 has seen a lot of trends emerging in the healthcare industry and it is expected to be revamped in the upcoming years The year 2018 is said to witness how technology will contribute in uplifting the healthcare sector with transparency being one of the key concerns.
Health Service chief Simon Stevens wants to make savings on the £15bn bill and divert money to help develop innovative treatments.
The NHS will try to cut £300m from its annual pharmaceuticals bill by using cheaper alternatives to the most expensive drugs
30 consulting firms have been selected by the UK government as preferred suppliers for financial consultancy work. The Crown Commercial Service has awarded the firms a place in their new Management Consultancy Framework, with the total value for financial and audit services in the contract estimated to be worth £690 million over a span of four years.
Fortified Health Security, a provider of healthcare-focused information security, compliance and managed services recently released its annualHorizon Healthcare Cybersecurity Report. The Horizon Report reviews Fortified’s predictions for 2017 and how they fared against reality, while providing a summary of lessons learned during the past year.
China has started rolling out its new fast-track, long-stay visas for “high-end talent”, documents meant to encourage specialists such as top scientists and businesspeople to live and work in China.
Information Technology has revolutionised every industry and brought about substantial changes. It has made the world more interconnected, interdependent and increased the volume of data to be processed enormously.
Vertical Edge Consulting Group, a Professional Services firm and Oracle Specialized Platinum Partner in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Business Intelligence (BI) and Oracle Cloud Standard Designee announced today the acquisition of METAVERO, an Oracle Gold Partner consulting firm specializing in Enterprise Performance Managed (EPM) solutions.
The revenue cycle process has continuously evolved over the years to keep pace with changes in the healthcare industry, and 2017 was no exception.
More technology solutions emerged to address value-based payment models, and the patient financial experience became even more important amid the rise in popularity of high-deductible health plans.
2017 was certainly a year to be noted for cyber-attacks and 2018 is going to be equally scorching. For instance, we haven’t yet seen the true impact of last year’s monster Equifax data breach. Equifax offered one year of free identity for those whose information was stolen but this will expire towards the end of 2018
Last year, China said it plans to be a world leader in AI by 2030. Now its capital is building a massive campus to house the AI firms that will power that rise, according to local media outlet Beijing News (link in Chinese).
A rise in digital projects has been a significant driver in global healthcare organisations ramping up their use of management consultants – increasing 8.4 per cent to $9.4bn in 2016.
Over the course of 2017, we’ve interviewed almost 400 senior consulting leaders around the world, usually the most senior person in a territory or industry, picking their brains about the trends shaping their clients’ businesses and the pressures being placed on the consulting model.
MoJ spending huge sums on consultants to help deliver digital courts
Critics express concerns, pointing to lack of detail about contracts as well as history of failure and delays in government IT projects
