Connected Health
Its new report on emerging technologies sees appetite and aptitude growing for telehealth and virtual visits, remote patient monitoring, clinical decision support and more.
The clinical workforce plays a major role in successfully embedding a digital strategy to improve the patient experience, says Mark Hutchinson, chief digital officer at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the UK.
Creating a robust API infrastructure - a living system where everything is connected so data is available for decision-making – is the goal, says Yauheni Solad, medical director of digital health at Yale New Haven Health.
At HIMSS20, AT&T's global director of strategy and innovation will describe the advantages of 5G cellular and edge computing, and describe some of the best healthcare use cases for the next-gen communication specs.
Susannah Rose, director of patient experience research at the Cleveland Clinic, will be talking about ways to use tech and improve care at HIMSS20.
CardioLync is breaking down information silos to help clinicians and patients make informed decisions for better outcomes and minimize potential for harm, says CEO Jeremy Kagan.
In 2019, it offered more than 2.6 million telehealth episodes of care to more than 900,000 veterans. At HIMSS20, a VA leader will show how this, plus innovations such as My HealtheVet and Blue Button, is boosting veterans' patient experience.
Emerging Technology
While there is a large and growing market for remote patient monitoring technologies, with particular benefits for the older population, simplification of connection technologies – Bluetooth for one – will be key to the broader adoption of RPM in 2020.
At HIMSS20, they'll show how RPM introduces new security risks outside the walls of the hospital – and show how controls can be implemented to help safeguard patients’ privacy as they're cared for in the home.
When driving digital transformation in the clinical workforce, don't forget the human impact, says Dr. Mohammad Al Redha, director of health data and information analysis at Dubai Health Authority.