As the government ponders the NHS 10-year plan, developing a neighbourhood-based health & care system would be strengthened by understanding some of the principles behind Value-based healthcare. The role of General Practice must be considered beyond being seen as traditional reactive service delivery. Rather than acting like other providers in the health and care system, […]
Internationally healthcare has operated by similar rules, whether this is through state purchase / provision (such as the NHS), private insurance or more hybrid systems. Typically, there is ‘a payer’ and ‘a provider’. Even in insurance-based systems, where the payer could be a private entity, there is a cost to the state, either through tax-deductions
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I’ve been intrigued by the explosion Artificial Intelligence products on the market, especially in Healthcare. First, I have to say that the technology is impressive. The ability to analyse an image and spot abnormalities suggesting potential cancers can only be a good thing. Even deploying speech recognition into a consultation or online meeting system seems
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