Population Health
A new website with a new look is only part of the larger transformation, as the information and technology leader aims to help a growing healthcare ecosystem build better health worldwide.
The companies say their approach to remote patient monitoring is uniquely modular and customizable, enabling provider organizations to implement pieces of an end-to-end system that best meet their particular needs.
Nonin Medical's Chris Holland and telehealth consultant Mark VanderWerf discuss the usability and logistics improvements Nonin made to its pulse oximeter to make it more desirable for the elderly.
Former NASA astronaut Stephen K. Robinson, now a mechanical and aerospace engineering professor at UC Davis, says space health research offers insights into areas of aging, including osteoporosis and neurovestibular system issues.
The more than two-dozen participants chosen to move on to Stage 1 of the challenge include Accenture, Geisinger, IBM, Mayo Clinic, Merck, Northrop Grumman and others.
Data from the accelerometers allowed researchers to correctly rank the mortality risk using 30-40 percent more accuracy than when using data about smoking status or a patient's stroke or cancer history.
Dr. Tim Mercer, director of global health of Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, describes the challenges in caring for homeless and other underserved individuals.
Nick Woods, co-founder of California-based Hazel Health, says virtual care delivered from the school nurse's office is improving students' access to doctors.
Graphnet awarded contract to link NHS and local government organisations in the area.
The Stewards of Change Institute is convening diverse industry stakeholders to tackle big challenges such as patient matching, says Daniel Stein, the group's president.