Patient Access

The hospital’s Vascular Institute is among the first in the country to employ the treatment, listed by the Cleveland Clinic as one of the top medical innovations in 2017.

Speakers at the Connected Health Conference tackled a central theme in healthcare today: Why isn’t patient engagement catching on more quickly in the real world?

The connectivity service tool is one healthcare organizations can use to build voice assistants that aid patients in their homes.

'Aging in place' initiative in Austin, Texas, explores ways to approach eldercare, while in Italy IBM teams up with Sole Cooperative to study how Internet of Things might improve senior housing.

Another benefit of the initiative? It enabled the health system’s IT shop to connect the dots and create a better patient experience. 

The New York healthcare provider will use the software to enable clinicians to connect with patients via mobile devices. 

HIMSS and UPMC chief innovation officer Rasu Shrestha, MD will tackle some of the biggest questions facing healthcare as the industry moves into more connected care during a tweetchat on Dec. 15.

Healthcare is free at all levels for all patients.

Launching a patient portal is only step one, says HIMSS17 expert Jan Oldenburg. Empowering patients with the skills and technology to become partners in their own health takes much more than that. 

The platform, featuring 10 new templates, reduces the barrier to conducting scientifically valid studies on digital health tool, fitness regimens, dietary programs, wellness efforts and others, the company said.