Patient Access

Hospital is looking to the public to nominate one of three initiatives: a patient identification shield, a surgery blood loss manager, or a bioprinter to produce living tissue replacement.

At the same time that it revealed CareKit, Apple announced that ResearchKit would be updated to more easily make use of genetic data, via a module designed by consumer genetics company 23andMe.

COO Jeff Williams said the framework will empower patients and care teams to have more formalized discussions with physicians, beginning with programs for Parkinson’s and post-surgical plans.

New resources focus on available technologies, emerging professional roles and leadership to help health information management professionals more effectively work with both clinicians and patients.

More than 100 member organizations have committed to participating in the effort to empower patients and improve care delivery.

Christopher Harle will work with University of Florida researchers to develop software to help patients better understand what they are granting access to when they approve use of their electronic health records for research purposes.

San Francisco start-up Tiatros, a doctor-driven, patient-centered social network, has joined the IBM Watson Ecosystem, the companies announced March 2 at HIMSS16.

LAS VEGAS – TigerText Inc.

West Healthcare has launched at HIMSS16 a communication system designed to automate patient engagement and extend investments in population health

Report to be published on Thursday at HIMSS16 also shows 85 percent of doctors said that using wearables can help patients become more involved.