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AI: opportunities and barriers to improving healthcare

Despite this, perception is increasingly changing. As wider society embraces new technologies, such as Amazon’s Alexa, there is a noticeable shift in attitude. ... There are a range of concerns, many of which are justified, including the issue of data

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Four digital health trends set to reinvent and re-energise pharma

Leading analyst Emarketer predicts that over a third of Americans will be using a voice assistant like Siri or Alexa this year, up 9.5% from 2018.
Healthcare’s voice revolution

With the UK’s NHS unveiling a major partnership with Amazon’s Alexa, is pharma in danger of being left behind? ... Amazon, for example, is working with developers on a series of software solutions that would enable consumers to ask its virtual
Q&A: Jessica Pacey

my mentor, friend and former boss, Alexa Forbes.
Amazon’s Alexa to provide NHS health information

The scheme won’t involve patients receiving Alexa voice-activated devices, but will be accessed through a free app. ... Its Alexa Skills Kit, a cloud-based software service, can be used by US health firms to create products that securely transmit and
Voice biomarker device could diagnose depression, heart disease

The news comes just days after Amazon unveiled its first partnerships in healthcare using its voice-controlled Alexa service, bringing much closer the vision of digital devices helping to monitor and

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Trust me, I’m from pharma

For example, progressive organisations are exploring how technology like Amazon Alexa can be used to help the homebound or elderly better manage their health; leveraging the power of the patient voice
Pharma’s isolated islands of innovation

Electronic patient health records are becoming the norm. Interaction is moving beyond the computer and phone and into distributed voice-activated services such as Alexa.
Speech therapy

AI-powered voice assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa are now a presence in an estimated 30 million homes worldwide, offering an increasingly seamless way for users - particularly those with low ... Indeed, now that Amazon is making its first,
How can pharma better engage and empower patients who are socially disadvantaged?

Amazon, for example, is using Alexa’s voice-activated technology for patient self-management of chronic diseases, such as managing diary appointments with doctors and providing medication reminders. ... Indeed, for certain patients, Alexa may play her
Can UK pharma rise to the post-Brexit challenge?

Our dominant and thriving industry is one we should be proud of

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Open Road boosts healthcare offering

This is an exciting time for Open Road, as our healthcare practice continues to grow,” said Alexa Knight, head of healthcare at Open Road.
JMC Partners appoints veteran healthcare communicator

London-based healthcare communications agency JMC Partners has named Alexa Knight as its new director of policy and projects. ... Alexa has just the skills we require to support us in this exciting phase of JMC's development".

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Spotlight interview: 15 minutes on digital in medical communications

It will be exciting to see how we will use Alexa or Google home assistant to improve patient experiences and support patients to take their medications.
Who’s winning at digital transformation? (And who failed to adapt…)

They were the first US bank to implement a mobile wallet using contactless payments, and they were also the first to offer voice-activated financial transactions using Amazon’s Alexa virtual
What are you doing, Dave?

1. The drug company Merck is partnering with Amazon to investigate how the Alexa voice platform could assist diabetes patients. ... Alexa is already in use by Boston Children's Hospital, which has launched a KidsMD app to answers parents' queries about
Four Health triumphs at PM Society Digital Awards

Winning bronze is a great reward for all the hard work that went in to the whole ‘Below the Surface’ campaign" added Alexa, CEO, Four Health Communications.
It’s time to roll out the red carpet for healthcare professionals

From one-click ordering and super-fast delivery, to no-quibble returns and now the new Alexa Voice Service, it’s easy to take such an effortless experience for granted.

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