Connected Health

Companies in November announced new efforts to fine-tune foundational models to advance radiology intelligence and implement baked-in security for cloud environments and medical devices. They're also using AI to protect patients.

The rural Illinois health system says more than 80% of the mothers it reaches out to with an option for remote patient monitoring decide to enroll – and 75% stay actively engaged to be monitored for the first six weeks of postpartum care.

Physician staffing shortages are serious, with rural hospitals in particular having a difficult time keeping enough doctors onsite. Virtual hospitalists can handle admissions, rounding and discharges from afar, says one physician expert.

With the retirement of Ann Mond Johnson, the ATA's board has promoted Senior VP for Public Policy Kyle Zebley to lead the telehealth organization. He will stay on as executive director of lobbying arm ATA Action.

Ernst & Young's Kim Dalla Torre offers a fresh look at artificial intelligence in healthcare, the biggest ROI and adoption gains in telehealth and remote patient monitoring, closing health disparities, and compliance and cybersecurity.

Lisa Suennen, managing partner at the American Heart Association's VC arm, joins with MDisrupt CEO Ruby Gadelrab to discuss their work to built out technology that can connect innovators focused on brain and cardiac health.

The $50 billion in funding to be allocated annually among all states over 10 years may be insufficient, even as the RHTP could put pressure on the rural healthcare system over the long term.

Healthcare providers now rank patient experience as a top strategy, but most say they still struggle to realize returns on their investments. Many anticipate improving EHR and IT system integrations and incorporating AI as next strategic steps.

Cherish Health's radar-powered device assesses residents' health and safety with AI and automatically alerts family and a security center in case of emergency, explains the company's CEO Sumit Nagpal.

Remote patient monitoring that relies only on text messages could help drive engagement, compliance and outcomes at scale. And extend beyond biometrics to include data such as behavioral health concerns, post-discharge challenges and SDOH.