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As generative AI makes headway in healthcare, executive leaders still struggle to scale up breakthrough tech
By Annie Burky-This year’s HIMSS conference was lousy with generative AI, machine learning innovations and announcements. While the tech-anchored keynotes and business strategies generated a lot of buzz, many organizations still struggle with operationalization and scale. During panel discussions, healthcare executives shared what they have found to be best practices for operationalizing AI and scaling up […]
Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health
By John Glass–Early detection of mental health issues from social media content can be critical effort reducing the incidence of depression and other mental health issues. Let me summarize key points highlighting the critical need for early detection of mental issues. Some interesting observations in a PredictView Technologies sponsored research report published by Mohammed Hasanuzzaman […]
Practical Advice for Securing Connected Devices in Healthcare
By Chris Westphal–Healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) have a mission to provide the highest level of care and best possible medical outcomes for their patients. A growing, sophisticated array of connected medical devices, sometimes referred to as the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), are used in pursuit of that mission. The typical hospital operates between 10 […]
How the current economic downturn impacts healthcare funding and investor strategy.
By Anastassia Gliadkovskaya Despite a pullback in funding, investors remain taken with health tech and platform companies where M&A is part of their growth plan. While 2022 was a near-record year for private equity healthcare dealmaking and VC fundraising, the S&P 500 dropped nearly 20% last year. Funding for early-stage companies as well as digital health appears to have […]
Enhancing Decentralized Clinical Trials Through Advanced Digital Platforms
By Edward Triebell, MRN For the past several years there has been an increasing shift in the clinical trial industry from studies conducted in hospital or clinic settings to decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) conducted in the patient’s home. The convenience and flexibility of DCTs have been shown to reduce or eliminate the need to travel […]
Can Technology Help Stem the Tide of Nurse Turnover?
By Fred Bazzoli, Editor in Chief, HDM Panelists at HLTH say the pandemic and rising documentation loads have disillusioned nurses, and IT must support them and extend their capabilities. Nurses are leaving provider workforces, disillusioned by the workload and documentation requirements. Statistics on nurse turnover is sobering, and information technology must answer the call to […]
Testing at the Point-of-Care Helps Save Sight for Parkview Health Patients
Digital Diagnostic Case Study Parkview Health identified a point-of-care gap for people with diabetes Today, more than 34 million Americans (approx. 1 in 10)1 live with diabetes and the complications from the disease, including preventable vision loss. Traditionally people with diabetes are required to schedule two appointments to manage their diabetes care, one with a […]
Benefits of Connected Health
By KORE–Connected health promises a myriad of benefits to providers, payers, and patients alike — which is certainly helping drive adoption. While some of the benefits may be specific to certain use cases, such as PERS/mPERS versus connected clinical trials, there are a number of broad benefits that can be seen across the spectrum of […]
