Patient Engagement

Jack Resneck, chair of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees, emphasizes the need for physicians to be involved in the early stages of app development to ensure they actually improve the overall care quality for patients.

Chris Pesce, chief operating officer at Sober Grid, talks about how the company won the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation opioid challenge for its mobile app integrating a peer support social network with certified and trained peer recovery coaches.

Albert Chi, MD, medical director of Muscle Integration at Oregon Health & Science University, and patient Johnny Matheny demonstrate how nerve reassignment and VR rehab work to advance prosthetic limb technology.

David Hoke, senior director at Associate Health and Well-Being at Walmart, explains how the store and its new Fresh Tri app will engage consumers with chronic health conditions to address an important health issue - their diet.

Microsoft and Vision Australia unveiled a new 3D audio app designed to give blind and vision impaired people greater independence to explore the world around them.

Glen Tullman has served as the CEO of a major EHR vendor and the founder of a startup app maker focused initially on diabetes.

Learn how Tift Regional Health System found a more effective way to connect primary care doctors and specialists.

The pregnancy app, developed in-house with some help, allowed the hospital to improve its OB-maternity HCAHPS by 68 percent – and cut printing costs for paper handouts by half.

New HIMSS Media research spotlights what innovations are needed most, top areas hospitals are prioritizing and sticking points to avoid.