Innovation Pulse
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04:41 pm |
September 23, 2019
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04:41 pm |
September 23, 2019
Experts warn of the dangers of implementing new software with old processes, merely seeking 'shiny things' and balancing ubiquitous buy-in with appropriate permissions.
HIMSS Executive Director of Health Innovation Kerry Amato discusses the value of Health 2.0, the Personal Connected Health Alliance and other initiatives whose goal is to make leading-edge technology work for patients.
Health 2.0 VentureConnect winner Sana Health's wearable therapeutic device uses pulsed light and sound to reduce pain and potentially treat neurological conditions, says CEO Richard Hanbury.
Exponential Medicine aims to cross-fertilize and blend tech innovations to get unstuck from a "sick care system," says founder and chair Dr. Daniel Kraft.
More than 100 organisations from the NHS, academia, charities, and tech and pharma companies are involved in the initiative.
Ampersand Health, Push Doctor and SkinVision are among the companies selected to take part in the programme.
Customers will be guided through health consultations on the Yiango platform via an iPad and offered food supplements.
Big tech platforms and entrepreneurs are looking at the new type of tech in messaging, monitoring and managing systems, says Matthew Holt, digital healthcare expert and president of SMACK.health.