Patient Engagement

What still seems to be missing from the criteria is any assessment of the evidence of how well a product works and to what extent, says Prof Sam Shah, chief medical strategy officer, Numan.

Health system websites are being buffeted with bad bots – an increase of 372% over the past six months, according to a new report – and that's making it harder to secure spots for COVID-19 vaccination.

Results suggest that individuals are open to robotic systems performing routine tasks such as checking vital signs and turning patients in bed.

Dr. Lauren Eberly and Dr. Srinath Adusumalli join us to discuss their study on who’s using virtual care – and who may be getting left behind.

Dr. Derk Arts, founder and CEO of Castor, developer of automation tools for clinical trials research, describes its recent work with the WHO and how expanded access to its technology can improve health outcomes.

With Moving Health Home, Amazon Care, Ascension, Intermountain, Landmark Health and others say they want to "change the way policymakers think about the home as a site of clinical service."

In an interview with Healthcare IT News, Swiss consultancy firm Indema shares its views on investment priorities of hospitals and trends in the Swiss and German market.

"With so many families dealing with depression, higher suicide rates, domestic violence, death of loved ones from COVID-19, unemployment [and] food shortages, we are hoping we made an impact on their lives through telehealth."

Six top clinical and technology leaders detail the lessons they've learned since the pandemic began – and describe how they'll shape strategies for telehealth, infrastructure, patient engagement and other imperatives going forward.