Clinical

XR training is a leading-edge approach to provider education – but there are challenges to watch for with immersive tech, says Pearly Chen, VP of business development and partnerships at HTC VIVE, who also discusses HTC's Accelerator X program.

According to dHealth Foundation director and cofounder Quy Vo-Reinhard, for regulators and users to keep up with emerging technologies like blockchain and smart contracts there needs to be an emphasis on education.

A pioneering trial between Singapore and Japan has proven that it is feasible.

Lab data is a first big focus of the initiative, focused on standardized exchange terminology.

Sign language and other interpretation delivery methods are getting more tech-enabled, says Kathryn Jackson, VP of language operations at AMN Healthcare, who offers tips to help providers ensure patients with hearing difficulties receive proper care.

WebPAS, a widely adopted patient management system by Dedalus, helps simplify and unify health services.

The Kansas City hospital has developed a process for performing whole-genome sequencing tests in the clinical setting. The next step is to use the data in clinical validation testing, says the director of its Genomic Medicine Center.

Aniket Singh Rajput, CEO and founder of Neuroglee, talks the scope of the mild cognitive impairment issue and how cognitive care-at-home technology can help.

According to Jacqueline de Leeuw, CNIO at Radboud University Medical Centre, the health system has more than 200 "digital nurses" and the motto: "HIMSS 7-up".

It also believes that health organisations must digitalise at their own pace.