How to Analyse Health Data in a Responsible Way
Welcome to Future Health, your weekly update on the impact of AI in Health, Sport and Life Sciences.
Reform has just put out a report, Making NHS data work for everyone, which is well worth a read.
The report states that the private sector is an important partner to the NHS and plays a crucial role in the development of healthcare technologies. However, the report argues that the NHS risks losing out on potential future revenue without a comprehensive national data strategy.
Also, check out the newly formed UK Health Data Research Alliance, which will look into the best ways to design, use, collect, manage and analyse health data in a responsible way for clinical trials, medical research, and innovation.
In this week’s episode we also cover:
- Hospital beds get a digital upgrade
- Enzyme Health raises $1.7M
- Cannabis Tech from Israel
Wellness
This NYC startup brings a dietitian powered by AI to your phone
Lyle is the app that fills this gap through its AI-powered service that helps men reach their health and weight loss goals. Lyle’s proprietary technology simulates conversations with a real dietitian to introduce accountability as well as offer personalised meal plans based on the user’s goals and health needs. With a few clicks and integrations, the app enables users to conveniently order groceries for the week through third-party vendors like Shipt and Instacart to ensure they are hitting their dietary goals.
AlleyWatch sat down with Philip Kasumu about how his personal experience in the fitness and bodybuilding realm inspired him to create an app to promote health and wellness tailored to each man.
Future of Hospitals
Hospital beds get digital upgrade
A major manufacturer of hospital beds is seeking to transform the ubiquitous furniture into a source of medical data, the latest sign of hospitals’ digital transformation.
Hill-Rom Holdings said its newest hospital-bed model will include sensors to monitor patients’ heart and respiratory rates. The sensors will check a patient’s vital signs 100 times a minute and alert nurses when signs suggest the patient’s condition may worsen, said Hill-Rom Chief Executive John Groetelaars.
Deal of the Week
Telehealth staffing company Enzyme Health raises $1.7M
Austin, Texas-based Enzyme Health, a startup focused on staffing telehealth positions through a “gig economy” model, has landed $1.7 million in seed funding. The new money comes from Silverton Partners and private investors.
The company, which was founded in 2018, employs machine learning to match doctors and nurse practitioners to jobs that fit their skillset and desired schedule. Clinicians can chose to work part time or full time. The startup positions itself as an alternative to a traditional hospital position.
Product News
7 Israeli startups taking medical cannabis into the 21st Century with innovative, ‘smart’ devices
Oren Todoros, CEO of the branding firm CannaImpact, tells NoCamels that mixing cannabis culture with IoT (the internet of things) “has the potential to lift the industry to new heights.”
“Due to this rapid shift towards smart connected devices, growers and consumers are increasingly turning to IoT technologies, essentially comprising of sensor devices, artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics, to bring new efficiencies to the way we grow and consume cannabis,” says Todoros, whose firm works with Israeli startup Kassi Labs, which developed a smart storage hub solution for marijuana.
Innovation
ASU engineering students automate health care delivery
ASU alumni and students make up about two-thirds of employees at AdviNOW Medical, a Scottsdale-based medtech startup specializing in the self-guided medical stations popping up around the Valley.
As patients wait to see a health care professional, an augmented reality-based platform guides them to enter their vitals and record symptoms, then generates a diagnosis and treatment plan. When patients meet with their health care provider, either in person or through video consultation, the provider can easily verify the AI-collected information and confirm the patient’s diagnosis.
CognitionX Research
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Sports Analytics
Formula 1 to use AI TV graphics in partnership with Amazon for 2019 season
Formula 1 announced last week at the AWS re:Invent conference that it will be working in partnership with Amazon to bring new graphics displays for television broadcasts that utilising machine learning.
As F1 managing director Ross Brawn set out to improve the fan experience through data, his focus shifted towards providing fans with access to some of the data that is already available to teams in the pit. He also believes that AI can provide television viewers with a unique insight into races and help them see what their favorite racers and race teams see as they make the numerous split-second decisions that are critical for each competition.
