Acquisition boosts online healthcare market
Healthcare comparison site WhatClinic.com has announced its strategic acquisition of UK dental booking site Toothpick.com. The move will introduce the frictionless booking of Toothpick's software to hundreds of clinics listed in South Africa. WhatClinic has been...
Lessons learnt from a telehealth deployment
A new IDC Health Insights study, "Empowering Patients and Improving Quality of Care: Telehealth and Telecare in Cornwall", looks at how the Cornwall local council and National Health Services (NHS), together with their partner BT, sought to address the challenges...
IT transforms service delivery for the healthcare sector
Access to quality healthcare is considered a basic human right, however, the South African healthcare sector is faced with numerous challenges that impede this essential service delivery. By Johann Joubert, sales manager: Africa at T-Systems South Africa. A shortage...
Vodacom Business builds out healthcare solutions
Vodacom Business' investment in mobile health solutions will see schools and clinics in the province, and around the country, get better access to healthcare services, like eye-sight and hearing screening. As the first network to provide an array of mobile health...
Vodacom helps to scale up M-Health in SA
Eye sight screening, hearing tests, proper heart checks, patient care and round-the-clock pregnancy monitoring - these are just some of the functions that can now be performed with a smart phone. These health solutions were launched at GovTech, running on Vodacom...
M-health enables efficient healthcare
The biggest tech trend in Africa, and the one that is making the biggest impact on the everyday lives of people, is the rise of smartphones and feature phones. Africa has seen the fastest uptake of mobiles in the world and mobile subscribers are set to hit half a...
Electronic medical records for Medscheme
Although the benefits offered by electronic medical records (EMRs) to both healthcare professionals as well as healthcare administrators have long been recognised, uptake has been slow both locally and internationally. This now looks set to change as Medscheme, a...
The hospital of the future
For many governments, how a country looks after its own health is often the cornerstone of any successful political campaign, says Matthew Barker, regional manager for sub-Saharan Africa at Aruba Networks. Even if budgets rise for healthcare systems, ageing...
GSK, Save the Children call for innovations
GSK and Save the Children today announced the launch of their third annual $1-million Healthcare Innovation Award that rewards innovations in healthcare that have helped to reduce child deaths in developing countries. From the 15 July to 7 September 2015,...
Smarter hospitals provide smarter care
Hospitals worldwide increasingly have to do more with less, says Jacques van Wyk, COO of Ricoh SA. Technologies that replace repetitive, transactional tasks will have a huge role to play in the hospital of the future, particularly as many become increasingly...
Call centre workers need health support
It has been described as one of the world’s most stressful jobs and for good reason. Characterised by constant daily pressure, absenteeism and high staff turnover, the call centre environment is one of the first ports of call for skilled wellness experts from...
Printing tech for the medical industry
The printing industry is changing rapidly, delivering new features and technology to improve efficiencies and reduce costs. One sector where technology is changing the way users work is the medical industry, says Heinrich Pretorius, OKI Product Specialist at DCC....