Digital Health
JoAnn Difede, professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, discusses how her early work on a simulated digital therapy for PTSD patients led to her current work on VR therapeutics.
MobiHealthNews staff reflect on recent visits to Beth Israel Deaconess, Dana Farber, and the MassCh…
In this grab-bag episode of HIMSSCast, Laura Lovett, an editor at MobiHealthNews, chats with host Jonah Comstock about three recent in-person reporting experiences here in the Boston area, where MobiHealthNews is based. They included an office visit to the Division of Digital Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Patient Safety in a Digital World symposium held at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and the MassChallenge Health Tech Accelerator's Opening Night.
Articles referenced in today's episode:
As digital becomes the new norm in healthcare, how is patient safety being considered?
In-depth: Beth Israel's digital psychiatry division looks to integrate passive, active phone data into patient care
Also: Ancestory.com cuts 6% of its workforce; NPJ Digital Medicine review outlines challenges holding digital health back.
Buoy Health is launching a new coronavirus feature to help educate patients on symptoms and provide action steps.
From an investing keynote by Alex Rodriguez to scores of digital health startup panels, HIMSS20 has a lot to choose from.
BroadReach co-founder and co-CEO Dr. John Sargent says to improve outcomes, management decision making and its implementation must be addressed on a global level.
Also: Proof of concept for a metabolite-monitoring wristwatch; Qynapse's 510(k) clearance.
Mark Hutchinson, chief digital officer at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the UK, says the clinical workforce plays a major role in successfully embedding a digital strategy to improve the patient experience.
A study of more than 200 Kaiser Permanente patients found regular coaching paired with self-monitoring tools more effective than standard care.
Yauheni Solad, medical director of digital health at Yale New Haven Health, says creating a robust API infrastructure - a living system where everything is connected so data is available for decision-making – is the current goal.