Connected Health

The workforce is embracing technology to improve patient outcomes in areas such as barcode medicine and sepsis, says Dr. Afzal Chaudhry, CMIO at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust in the UK.

Paddy Padmanabhan checks in with HIMSSCast about his and Ed Marx's new book

Mayo Clinic Platform President Dr. John Halamka explains how a new digital health tool can be applied through the "five stages" of the COVID-19 pandemic by enabling on-demand testing, tracking of lab results and proof of vaccine administration.

The remote care technology can help detect abnormalities in lung exams, and the company says it will soon be able to detect symptoms in throat exams as well.  

From healthcare to emergency response to broadband, "virtually every stakeholder" will need to play a role in building a successful smart community, says the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Sokwoo Rhee.

Innovaccer Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Nace shares his thoughts on the changing landscape of health data and information sharing.

Many European countries are investing heavily in transformation, while organizations are accelerating their implementation strategy due to COVID-19, says Alexander Ryan, Healthcare Alliances and Net New Sales Manager, EMEA, at Hyland.

This week's top stories include Apple working with the VA to get iPads into the hands of veterans, the Apple Watch Series 6 measuring blood oxygen and the hurdles primary care physicians face implementing telemedicine.

Christopher Lee and Babak Movassaghi said artificial intelligence and augmented reality will soon occupy much larger roles in the digital healthcare landscape.  

Europe’s first GE Healthcare-powered Clinical Command Centre opened in 2019. GE Healthcare’s experience delivering Command Centres around the world tells them that providing caregivers with actionable real-time data is key to driving optimisation of healthcare.