Clinical

A clinician shortage crisis is on the horizon. Here are some ideas from a top expert on what can be done.

In his book "The Double Bottom Line," Donato Tramuto, founder of Health eVillages, spotlights the importance of compassionate leadership and the necessity of putting empathy into action. He explains more here.

The handheld technology is gaining in popularity and offers many benefits to providers, including improved outcomes, a physician imaging expert says.

Daryl Tol, head of health assurance ecosystem at VC firm General Catalyst, explains how hospitals and providers are key partners for driving digital health innovation.

3M's VP of global business development Erik Van Hoeymissen looks beyond the shift to value-based care.  Digital language processing, AI and virtual assistants can speed the transformation.

More than $10 million in new prize money from the Kidney Innovation Accelerator is available for "urgently needed" innovation.

Sam Shah, chief medical strategy officer at Numan, discusses creating meaningful services that are more efficient and more accessible for patients. "In this post-COVID world, there just isn't enough capacity to meet the demand globally," he says.  

Some hospitals don't want to share data, and some are not able to, says Prof. Alexander Geissler from the University of St. Gallen. Germany's national digital maturity assessment has revealed that interoperability is a major barrier.

"Contrary to the belief that clinical surveillance may minimize bedside interaction, the value lies in being able to detect necessary interventional care," says Philips' physician head of clinical informatics.