Connected Health

Courtney Stevens at Detroit's Henry Ford Health System discusses optimizing telehealth integration into care pathways, conducting comprehensive exams via video and improving telehealth literacy.

The HHS agency is reminding providers that they aren't required to disclose private medical information to third parties. It also has tips for data security in using period trackers and other health-information apps.

Half the population has at least one chronic disease. Care for these sick patients is costly. RPM has the potential to help.

With the door now opened for medical data to be weaponized, HIPAA protections are insufficient for current times.

In tweets posted Friday, the period tracking app said it would soon launch a mode that allows users to access the app without providing their name or email.

From wearables to new machine learning applications, advanced technologies can help improve the inpatient experience, says Rebecca Pinn of EPAM Continuum.

Also, researchers from the National University of Singapore have piloted their AI dose optimisation platform.

And it dramatically improved the patient experience: In one case, the physician group dropped a patient’s ER visits from nearly twice a month to zero.

Whether it's in a hospital room, at the doctor's office, on a telehealth call or in a prescription app, health systems are striving to streamline UX and put patients' needs front and center.

The pandemic has forced major investment in digital health to help expand and create solutions that support patients and healthcare professionals through one of the most challenging times in history, says HIMSS22 Europe speaker Prof Sam Shah.