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Data science and AI are opening up new opportunities to optimise resources and improve quality of care, experts argued at the recent World Innovation Summit for Health in Qatar.

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According to emails reviewed by the Wall Street Journal, the technology could help patients find care centers near them and share medical test results. 

Clinician involvement is the key to bringing the three-pronged digital health initiative to life, organizers say.

Hazel Jones, NHS Digital's Apps & Wearables program director, talks about the wide range of healthcare apps that were put through a stringent assessment process before being showcased in the UK's NHS apps library.

A study in JMIR mHealth and UHealth investigated the barriers preventing Chilean women from being tested for cervical cancer. 

As the first prescription digital therapeutic approved by the FDA, the treatment will be distributed and supported by a specialist-staffed service center.

A recent study published by JMIR Mental Health showed only about 10 percent of mental health patients surveyed used apps. 

Dr. Shafi Ahmed, CMO, Medical Realities, says that clinicians can be inventors and embrace change by ensuring the patient voice remains prominent when developing innovative strategies at a leadership level.

Boston-based Syntropy will create a digital platform that allows cancer researchers to share and analyze data from numerous different organizations.