Patient Engagement

Emails reveal details of the strings attached to Patrick Soon-Shiong’s $12 million donation to the University of Utah.

Prof Dame Sally Davies says genomic services should become available to more patients suffering from cancer and rare diseases.

The new company will focus on taking the variations out of care delivery and costs. 

Consumerism is no longer a buzzword in healthcare, says Cerner President Zane Burke. As the industry continues to shift, providers should evaluate the care delivery process from the front-end to back-end to identify opportunities for improvement with the consumer in mind.

Commonwealth Care Alliance and Penn Medicine are already putting Amazon Alexa to work in early-stage projects that promise to reshape the patient experience. 

Early stage investments have already climbed close to $4 billion this year, according to a report published by StartUp Health, which is fostering an ecosystem of emerging companies in the healthcare sector.