Take away the pain of medical administration
A hospital or clinic is as much a business environment as any other type of company, with a team of administrators providing invaluable support to the professionals at the coalface of delivering the best possible healthcare. There are numerous print, projection,...
Managed services: the tonic for SA’s healthcare delivery
A flourishing healthcare sector that embraces all citizens is an essential foundation for South Africa to achieve sustainable prosperity and growth, writes Peter Mills, head of systems integration sales at T-Systems South Africa. In reality: there are many challenges...
Frost & Sullivan recognises T-Systems in healthcare
At Frost & Sullivan's 2016 African Growth, Innovation and Leadership Awards banquet held at The Bay Hotel in Cape Town on 18 August, T-Systems was recognised for the unparalleled customer value it offers South African healthcare clients as a Managed Services...
Digicape accelerates detection and care for malaria
Digicape is expanding its solution set in the Apple in Healthcare market with the announcement of a deal with xRapid, the London-based startup that has created a world first mobile health solution that provides automatic diagnosis of malaria via an iPhone app. Using...
Ultra HD 4K – a medical use case
The brilliance and sheer detail that come with Ultra HD 4K go beyond perceived traditional usage and today benefit users such as surgical practices and radiologists. In South Africa, a radiology practice based in the North West Province recently started using a...
Ericsson, King’s College demonstrate 5G tactile robotic surgery
Ericsson and King’s College London have demonstrated a 5G use case of tactile robotic surgery. The “Remote Control and Intervention” 5G medical use case showed a probe as a robotic representation of a biological finger that gives the surgeon the sense of touch in...
App takes the pain out of medical forms
Local surgeon Dr Neal Goldstein, in collaboration with EPI-USE, a global software company, has developed and launched LogBox, which allows patients to safely capture and share their personal information electronically with medical practitioners and any other...
Technology enhances healthcare, one step at a time
A multitude of new technologies have arrived on the scene in the past few years - offering the promise of revolutionising the healthcare industry and enhancing patient care in many of different ways, writes T-Systems SA's Johann Joubert. Many healthcare providers -...
T-Systems healthcare template certified on SAP HANA
T-Systems South SAP-based healthcare template solution has officially been certified on HANA. This achievement is a major milestone for both the organisation and for the South African healthcare sector, certifying that T-Systems has the capability to deploy their...
Facebook, Merck join African healthcare initiative
Facebook and Merck are supporting I Care 4 Africa, an initiative between a Silicon Valley=based NGO and a Ghana based incubator to catalyze the current healthcare system in Africa. California-based Hack for Big Choices and Ghana-based, Impact Hub Accra teamed up to...
BlackBerry, Sharecare partner on secure healthcare
BlackBerry has announced a partnership with Sharecare, a leading digital health and wellness engagement platform, to provide consumers with better and more secure insights into their health. Over 41-million people have shared more than 6 billion data points about...
Interactive game targets HIV/AIDS education
A free new mobile-friendly interactive game that will teach young adults in Sub-Saharan Africa about HIV and AIDS prevention will be launched early next year. In the SwaziYolo, game players will be able to take on a role or avatar of their choice and become characters...