Digital Health

Orr Inbar, cofounder and CEO of QuantHealth, discusses how artificial intelligence can predict how patients will respond to therapies still in development, and the role tech has to play in drug development in the future.  

Dr. Guido Giunti, adjunct professor of digital health at the University of Oulu in Finland, said healthcare organizations can prepare for the future by harnessing tech to leverage information.

Health systems can use predictive analytics and AI in models to staff the ER and for other intelligence scheduling, says Larry Adams, RN, EVP and chief nurse executive at ShiftMed.  

Withings Health Solutions realized the bold impact they could have in developing digital devices to help people take care of themselves, says VP Antoine Robiliard.

Swimming robotic pill allows gastroenterologists the ability to look around the inside of body by video call, says Torrey Smith, cofounder and CEO of Endiatx.  

"Do people really realize that digital maturity matters? It really does. It's quality and safety," says HIMSS researcher Anne Snowdon.

Digitally enabled work environments that have an automated data flow across information systems make a difference in patient health, says HIMSS Chief Scientific Research Officer Anne Snowdon.  

Keuvery Hospital, a multispecialty Indian hospital chain that began with 30 beds and a shortage of resources, has now digitized most components of hospital operations, says founder Dr. Manivannan Selvaraj.

Consider whether the aim is to improve HEDIS scores, star ratings or patient satisfaction, or whether it is outcomes-based, to improve hypertension, diabetes or other conditions, says Matt Cybulsky, LBMC practice leader for healthcare AI, value-based care and product innovation.

Children's Health Alliance, a network of pediatric providers, has partnered with Innovaccer to track 35 key quality measures and now uses over 100 proactive care gap lists, says Julie Harris, senior director of population health.