Innovation Pulse

A Finnish site visit to Berlin’s Charité hospital, which formed part of the recent HEALTH Conference in Berlin, kicked off some interesting discussions when comparing the two healthcare systems.

iThermo reduces the need for manual temperature screening, and provides prompts where secondary checks can be carried out for feverish persons identified by the solution.

Dr. Manish Kohli, managing director of Beyond Horizon Health, says in the innovation process, healthcare organizations need to align technology to the end results and choose the right tools to achieve them.

Like adulthood and childhood, "elderhood" is a phase of life that includes different stages, but older adults live in a world where they are invisible, says Dr. Louise Aronson, professor of geriatrics at UCSF. 

Healthcare organizations around the globe should be developing innovation strategies and adopting new technologies to survive in a value-based world, says Healthbox President Neil Patel.

Pitfalls of healthcare innovation to avoid include the lack of follow-ups, the lack of an innovation strategy and an overemphasis on technology, says Justin Gernot, vice president of HIMSS subsidiary Healthbox.

Dennis Robbins, a member of the AHA's Health Tech Advisory Group, describes the types of technologies he's excited to see and the challenges of separating effective innovations from the chaff.

The American Heart Association — and cardiology as a whole — is primed for the adoption of data-driven innovations, says Dr. Robert Harrington, president of the AHA.

Tapan Mehta, global head of healthcare solution marketing at Nutanix, says healthcare organizations are increasingly open to adopting new capabilities and technologies to deliver better and more efficient patient-centered care.