What happens when patients get test results before doctors?

The PulsePod team are in Brisbane Australia for the annual HIC conference, where there are a number of announcements from large software companies, plus the future of interoperability seems to be FHIR all the way baby!What does Rock Health’s latest report tell us about US investor sentiment in digital health startups?Investing in women founders is so rare, should we refer to that as the real unicorn in start-up land?US based personal genomics company 23andMe – from highs to lows, what’s next for personal genomics?It’s all about the patient!  Simple things like the convenience of online patient appointment booking are still a rarity in the land of medical specialists – one guy is wanting to change that!A visit into the Pulse+IT archives: Kate McDonald wrote about Chris Longhurst and Mike South’s HIC2018 keynote on why clinician burnout related to the EMR is not as prevalent a problem in Australia vs US.Louise & George talk with Liz Salmi, Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the US about her research and patient advocacy work, and what does happen when patients get bad health news from reading it in online firstPaper: When Bad News Comes Through the PortalKeynote: Getting Ready for Open Everything, MedInfo 2023Follow @TheLizArmy on LinkedIn  |  X Visit Pulse+IT.news to learn more, engage in this rapidly growing sector, and subscribe to breaking digital news, weekly newsletters and a rich treasure trove of archival material.  People in the know, get their news from Pulse+IT – Your leading voice in digital health news.Follow us on LinkedIn  Louise  |  George  |  Pulse+ITFollow us on X   Louise  |  George  |  Pulse+ITSend us your questions [email protected] by Octopod Productions | Ivan Juric