When it comes to femtech, digital health has options for women concerned about fertility, pregnancy and period tracking. But there just aren’t a lot of choices for older women who need help with menopause or senior care, said Reenita Das, global client leader healthcare and life sciences at Frost & Sullivan.
“We need to be really thinking about the needs and challenges of senior women, women...
Dr. Don Rucker, former ONC National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, said using APIs for sharing healthcare information will “empower totally new business models” in digital health.
The 21st Century Cures Act, originally passed in 2016, although full implementation was delayed due to COVID-19, enables patients to access their health record through APIs on apps of their choice.
“In...
Innovation is a hot buzzword in healthcare, and digital health investment is booming. But how can the industry create successful tools that are actually useful for patients?
”There’s an opportunity here to both succeed and to fail,” said Molly Woodriff, MPH, senior product manager at NYU Langone Health, during her presentation at HIMSS21: "Design thinking is something that can really increase...
The past year and a half has been a hotbed for healthcare innovation. Seeing the recent success of many digital health startups, other entrepreneurs are attempting to break into the market for themselves.
But in a highly regulated and competitive industry like healthcare, finding your way in the marketplace can be a daunting challenge.
“Starting a company can be complex in and of itself, but if...
In May 2020, healthcare software company Orion Health announced the New Zealand Algorithm Hub, a center for scenario modeling, risk prediction, forecasting and planning to support the country’s response to COVID-19.
For Kevin Ross, PhD, CEO of Precision Driven Health and chair of the hub’s governance group, one key to ethically using machine learning to manage the pandemic was the makeup of the...
Data can often tell a story on its own and help providers figure out exactly what patients need. As the so-called “data revolution” continues to march on, it’s important to remember to include an array of demographic points, as well as social determinants of health data, in order to boost equity.
“It is critically important for us to understand our patient populations and how data aligns with...
LAS VEGAS – One major purpose of the electronic health record is to help doctors organize information about their patients so they can deliver effective diagnosis and treatment. But because of the way these systems are designed, they are often failing at that task, according to Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal, assistant professor of biomedical informatics and pediatric endocrinology at Vanderbilt...
LAS VEGAS – Doctors are interested in adopting more digital health technologies in the future, Jesse Ehrenfeld, former chair of the board of trustees for the American Medical Association (AMA), said at HIMSS21 here yesterday.
In fact, the AMA compared survey data on digital health adoption collected in 2019 to results from 2016, and found a “small but significant increase in the advantages that...
It’s been well established that the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption and use of digital health tools. But now, stakeholders must figure out just how to take that increased utilization to address issues in healthcare, namely equity and accessibility.
To help answer these questions, the Morehouse School of Medicine teamed up with United Health Foundation Partners to conduct the Digital...
Disruption in healthcare has been a long time coming, and for many organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic acted as the catalyst to adopt innovative technologies.
For instance, even some of the most cutting-edge health systems only had artificial intelligence and machine learning programs for a few years prior to the onset of the pandemic.
“Children’s Hospital of Colorado has a rich history of...
