Digital disruption and the healthcare challenge
The African region is seen to be one of the most sought-after markets globally for healthcare investments, having experienced stellar growth over the last decade and showing no sign of slowing down in the near future. According to a report by the IFC, the...
Big data to transform cancer care
In the digital age, data are all around us. How these data are captured, formatted and analysed determine if they are pieces of information or kernels of intelligence that give us the power to take meaningful action. The explosion of data in healthcare is creating the...
Cell C backs MomConnect
Maternal health messaging service MomConnect has provided health-related information for 1,8-million South African mothers since its launch in 2014 and has grown into one of the largest programmes of its kind in the world. It is currently being implemented by the...
Hamlyn Centre to develop new tools
The Hamlyn Centre at Imperial College London today announces the award of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to accelerate research into new integrated technology systems for accurately measuring dietary intake. The grant of $1,5-million will fund...
Securing the healthcare sector’s digital lifeline
VMware EMEA's Ian Jansen van Rensburg discusses the issues around security in the healthcare sector. While it's hard to think of an element of healthcare that couldn't be transformed by better access to data, the security breaches plaguing the sector threaten to...
An AI a day …
One of the greatest benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) to humankind is its influence on the medical field. This is according to Anton Jacobs, MD of Networks Unlimited, who says: “Powered by some of the most sophisticated technology, AI is assisting in improving...
Towards effective healthcare for SA
Vukani Mngxati, MD: Healthcare and Public Sector practice at Accenture South Africa, discusses what's needed to effect accessible and affordable healthcare systems in South Africa. Digitisation has been the enabling force behind the world's most effective and...
Why Gen Z is ignoring your job ad
Eight seconds. That's all recruiters have if they want to capture the attention of Generation Z, who are about to enter and shake up the workplace. By Heidi Duvenage, head of Sage Talent Solutions Born between 1995 and 2014, Gen Z is starting to enter the workforce...
Embrace the new workforce
A happy employee is a productive employee. So we decided a few months/years ago to give our sales teams something that would make them happy. We turned our break room into a modern Silicon Valley enclave, complete with foosball tables and a barista. Really nice stuff...
MBA versus future earnings …
The value of pursuing an MBA is increasingly coming under scrutiny, given the substantial investment of time and money, and in light of the fact that the qualification is no longer as sought-after as it was during its heyday. What is clear, however, is that an MBA...
Use analytics to drive action
What defines today's leading businesses is not that they collect data, but how they deploy it, writes Prathna Singh, digital lead for health and public service at Accenture in South Africa. More and more we see that today's digital marketplace demands a data-centric...
Inspiration Healthcare adopts Ideagen
Inspiration Healthcare Group, a global supplier of medical technology for critical care, operating theatre and home healthcare applications, is adopting software from Ideagen to enhance regulatory compliance and key operational processes. Ideagen Q-Pulse, Ideagen's...