Sending humans on a mission to Mars is a monumental task. But the list of the main risks to health during these groundbreaking journeys is surprisingly small.
"You would think spaceflight is really complicated, but we boil it down into five," Julie Robinson, acting chief scientist and manager for science and technology utilization at NASA headquarters, said during a panel at HIMSS22.
"And we...
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many patients and providers to utilize telehealth and other virtual methods of delivering care. But not everyone was able to switch to telehealth in 2020. Cancer screenings and outpatient visits decreased, leaving some of the most vulnerable and underserved communities without access to care.
"We need to really be a lot more intentional and purposeful with how we...
ORLANDO, Fla. – While technology continues to propel clinical trials, research in the U.S. still lacks accurate representation of the country.
"What we know is that race and ethnicity are social constructs and are not dependent on our genes," Jennifer Jones-McMeans, divisional vice president of global clinical affairs for Abbott’s vascular business, said during a HIMSS22 session. "When we look...
With a plethora of stakeholders in the healthcare space and an expanding list of digital tools, it can be a challenge to find a starting place for a national digital health strategy. France decided to put ethics at the center of its approach to creating digital health services.
"In France we have a patient-centered approach … We want the patients to be full members of their healthcare team. So...
Healthcare can be a challenging field to enter, particularly for health tech and digital health startups that haven't worked directly with the industry before. As funding booms, venture capital firms, accelerators and incubators that are based inside or collaborate with provider organizations aim to ease these new companies into the space.
Elizabeth Carr, managing director at Children's Health...
ORLANDO, Fla. – Hospitals at home are poised to change the traditional in-hospital experience for participating patients. Instead of getting care in a facility, the care comes to the patient using a hybrid of technology and in-home care.
"Some people, when they are talking about hospitals at home, are talking about a post-discharge hospitalization ... where I think we want to get to with hospital...
ORLANDO, Fla. – The pandemic has accelerated a lot of innovation in the digital space, in large part because it forced patients and providers to engage virtually, both synchronously and asynchronously, according to panelists at HIMSS State of Healthcare 2022. In just two years, we have seen a rapid growth of virtual visits, remote patient monitoring, texting applications and other digital...
ORLANDO, Fla. – Health technology startups raked in record-breaking levels of funding in 2021. According to Rock Health, U.S.-based digital health companies raised more than $29 billion last year. CB Insights put the global number at more than $57 billion.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the game and accelerated the pace of change in healthcare, said Alex Fair, managing partner at MedStartr...
ORLANDO, Fla. – As patients move into the consumer role, they are demanding more from their care. This is true across specialties, including primary care. The space has seen an uptick in digital modalities in recent years, according to panelists at HIMSS22's Accelerate Health event.
"Every consumer at some point will be a patient. Every patient is already a consumer. ... A consumer is searching...
ORLANDO, Fla. – As health systems begin to imagine a post-pandemic world, there is still the question of how digital will be a part of the future. The industry is also witnessing the change of patients into consumers and the desire for easier access to healthcare.
"We see a lot of our clients starting to see the tail end of the pandemic, and they are starting to make a decision: 'Do we want to...
