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Welcome to the newest edition of our monthly newsletter. As a trustworthy industry guide, we are calling all healthcare IT professionals to dive deep into the ever-evolving world of health IT. We bring you a curated selection of insights and must-see developments of the month:  

• Industry News: This month's most meaningful developments, policy changes and compelling stories are readily available.  
• Exciting Podcasts: You can feel free to explore our healthcare IT podcast selection, where industry leaders and experts spotlight the trends and news alongside critical challenges. These episodes are a perfect fit for catching up with the healthcare IT agenda in a busy schedule. 
• Must-Read Books & Top-Notch Articles: You can discover a resource of knowledge encompassing carefully selected books and articles on healthcare IT, this month is mostly about AI-based advancements. 
• Engaging Seminars: You can improve your skills through interactive seminars. These sessions offer comprehensive learning opportunities aimed at deepening your understanding of healthcare IT, ranging from exhibitions to biopharma conferences. 

We are dedicated to delivering recent insights and updates comprehensively, ensuring you sustain a competitive edge in the ever-evolving and transformative landscape of healthcare IT.   

OUR LATEST POSTS ✍️

• We participated in the Arab Health Exhibition 2024, bringing together healthcare professionals worldwide. By engaging in numerous connections, we had four days of productive learning. We showcased our healthcare IT solutions and eagerness to integrate to gain insights and forge partnerships.  
• We shared our latest blog to display transformative progress in patient care and health data management with a new benchmark for potential technologies.  
• World Cancer Day: We reflected our commitment to reducing the global impact of cancer and improving accessible treatments with our product: Oncolab. 
• We celebrated our inclusion in Türkiye's fastest-growing 100 companies once again, expressing gratitude to our team and supporters. 
• We talked about our intensifying AI investments and insights for shaping the future to revolutionize healthcare data for a healthier society in TRT HABER. 
• We attended the 6th Efficiency and Technology Fair to contribute to the smart hospital terrain by showcasing our solutions in healthcare interoperability, Personal Health Record System, Central e-Prescription and Pharmaceutical Track and Trace System, branded as DrugXafe. 

• We showed you our Pharmaceutical Track and Trace System, branded as DrugXafe to prevent counterfeiting and ensure drug safety with electronic product codes. 
• We headed to Ilgaz for our Evaluation Camp to celebrate our achievements over the past year and reenergize for the upcoming works with reinforced dedication to excellence. 
• We told our interoperable solutions' role in healthcare IT on YouTube to build a better and more seamless experience. 
• On National Donor Day, we celebrated National Donor Day and embraced Valentine's Day's spirit, highlighting the lifesaving significance of organ, eye and tissue donation.    

NEWS 📌

• In India, Ministry of Finance revealed the government's interim 2024-2025 budget with a significant focus on healthcare, allocating $10.8 billion, increasing from $9.5 billion from the previous year. Key initiatives include an expanded budget for biotechnology R&D to $132.5 million, almost doubling the budget of the previous year. The budget also provides interest-free loans to states for research and innovation in healthcare technology. While stakeholders praise the budget's emphasis on healthcare infrastructure and research, they insist on concrete AI in healthcare plans. Read More  
• Australia may have a key to the ongoing adoption of digital solutions. SA Health and the Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health (CEIH) piloted a Patient Reported Measures Program (PRM) at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) in Adelaide. The PRM Program first surfaced in 2021, and since then, teams have dedicated considerable effort to its implementation. By encouraging patients to report their health outcomes and experiences, the system can provide clinicians with valuable insights to improve decisions. Megan Scott, the CEIH PRM Program director, emphasized the program's success in cybersecurity and the engagement between clinicians and patients in adopting new digital solutions. Read More  
• The eHealth Exchange, a network facilitating the exchange of health information, has initiated an incentive program to encourage early adoption of public health data sharing. This initiative aims to enhance the digital flow of critical information to public health agencies, ultimately contributing to the improved health outcomes of the population throughout the United States. Read More 

PODCAST SUGGESTIONS 🎧

• This Week in Health Tech – Future-Forward Healthcare Digital Engagement: Kevin Smith’s Insights on AI Strategies 
• Becker’s Healthcare Podcast – Decoding Healthcare’s Future: AI and the Revenue Revolution 
• Healthcare IT Today Interviews – Pharmacy Interoperability and Pharmacy Perspectives Coming Out of the ONC Annual Meeting 

ARTICLE & BOOK SUGGESTIONS 📚

• FDA-Approved Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Enabled Medical Devices: An Updated Landscape" Electronics 13, no. 3: 498. by Geeta Joshi, Aditi Jain, Shalini Reddy Araveeti, Sabina Adhikari, Harshit Garg and Mukund Bhandari, M.S.   
• Review of multimodal machine learning approaches in healthcare. arXiv. 4 Feb 2024. DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2402.02460 by Felix Krones, Umar Marikkar, Guy Parsons, Adam Szmul, and Adam Mahdi. Review of multimodal machine learning approaches in healthcare. arXiv. 4 Feb 2024. DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2402.02460. 
• Changing the paradigm in health and care services: modern value chains using open innovation for the creation of new digital health solutions DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1216357 by Joana Carrilho, Diogo Videira Henriques, Campos Cláudia, Luís Midão, Elísio Costa. 
• Renovating Healthcare IT: Building the Foundation for Digital Transformation by Susan Snedaker, Productivity Press. 

WEBINARS AND SEMINARS ✈️

• 18 March -20 March 2024 - Bio Europe Spring – Barcelona, Spain 
• 19-21 March 2024 - Infarma – Madrid, Spain 
• 24 April – 25 April 2024 - Digital Healthcare Show – London, UK 
• 8 May -10 May 2024 - Bio Korea - Seoul, Korea  
• 15 May -17 May 2024 – KIHE - Almaty, Kazakhstan 

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