Innovation Pulse

Daniel Zamora, Health 2.0 Manchester Chapter lead, says the NHS is traditionally a tough market for innovation, but that reality is changing.

Mount Alvernia Hospital in Singapore is taking a ground-up approach to innovation and collaboration, says Bruce Leong, the hospital's director of technology and strategy. 

Digital health experts discuss how technology is being used in every situation from helping refugees to providing consultations in self-driving cars.

Conferences such as HIMSS' annual global event and its Health 2.0 VentureConnect offer a valuable place to network and learn, says Jim Horowitz, manager at Beresford Ventures.

Carrie Davis, director of patient experience at the Hanger Clinic, shares the challenges and rewards of implementing more compassionate and human-centric care.

Denise Hines, Chief Americas Officer at HIMSS, talks about the need for healthcare IT to take a full look at the patient and what's next in patient empathy and experience.

Pairing clinicians and researchers with the right digital technology will improve outcomes, says Katie McMillan, associate director of the Mobile App Gateway at Duke University Health System.

Pediatric care and emergency departments face unique challenges to innovation and patient engagement, including social determinants and fragmented care, says Mohsen Saidinejad, director of patient experience at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center.

Stressing the importance of app validation, Dr. Jack Resneck, Jr., chair of the board of trustees at the American Medical Association, says technology can either improve or reinforce disparities around outcomes in healthcare.

With smart baby scales, a German startup now wants to tackle problems in the postnatal phase - and create more accurate comparative data worldwide.