Connected Health

The funds will be used by the Seqster to accelerate the adoption of their interoperability technology for clinical trials, patient engagement and outcomes.  

Last week, Victoria-based Melbourne Pathology became the latest pathology provider to upload reports to My Health Record (MHR).

Update: HIMSS20 has been canceled due to the coronavirus.

But Providence St. Joseph Health Chief Digital Officer Aaron Martin sees a near future when hospitals will meet their disruptors halfway.

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.