Telehealth

The alliance aims to support clinical teams to adopt digital solutions and drive efficiency.

A new American Hospital Association report on workforce strategic planning trends says technology is well-positioned to help health systems combat professional staffing shortages.

NSW Health has developed with Philips at a remote care center AI-powered early warning indicator score software that provides insights for better patient care, says Steven Mullins, district transformation manager at NSW Health.

Healthcare will change from a physical to a virtual care environment that focuses primarily on patient satisfaction and engagement with a digital front door approach, predicts John McDaniel, EVP at The HCI Group.

HopeLab President and CEO Margaret Law describes the impact omnipresent connectivity has had on younger generations, as well as the tech-based tools that are helping negate it.

Telemedicine was in the past year’s zeitgeist, expanding healthcare on a range of frontiers.

HIMSS Media's Jonah Comstock discusses common themes at the Connected Health Conference, including personal wellness monitoring, telemedicine, and what millennials and Gen Z expect from their healthcare.

Di Jiang, team lead for connected health at National Research Council Canada, says remote patient monitoring and digital cognitive health tools are two big areas of interest as Canada seeks improvements to its nationwide health system.

Portugal has been involved in telehealth since the 1990s and leading initiatives have spread throughout the country. In order to maximize their potential, the government has just launched a flagship plan that will help draw a national strategy for the next three years, by placing patients at the center of consultations and building on the experience in telemonitoring.

Rashmi Patel, Fulbright Scholar at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, says active monitoring can ask questions while sensors can go deeper into mood and anxiety levels.