Connected Health
The company's digital health tools – smart scales, blood pressure monitors and other wearables – allow patients to monitor their health at home, says Antoine Robiliard, VP at Withings.
Virtual reality is particularly beneficial for teaching social and life skills, says Floreo CEO Vijay Ravindran, who explains and how investment in extended-reality digital therapeutics is evolving.
Hannes Klöpper, cofounder and CEO of HelloBetter, says the U.S. health system is a convoluted array of institutions. But using DTx is one way to lower barriers to care and improve cost efficiency and access.
Andrew Schultz, PatientPoint chief product and strategy officer, shows how the technology works as a communication hub between the waiting room, exam room, infusion suite and the back office.
Forming collaborative healthcare ecosystems between health systems, insurers and IT developers helps supports the goal of delivering cost-effective preventive care, says Adam Chee, associate professor, National University of Singapore.
Marci Bennafield, clinical instructor at Georgia State University's health informatics program, explains that, with 97% of American adults now owning a cell phone, there are more ways to intervene in health issues and lower disparities.
Virtual care models can improve access and build personalized experiences for underserved patients, says Kuldeep Singh Rajput, founder and CEO of Biofourmis.
Health assurance is about migrating from sick care to preventive care, and funding innovations that improve costs and experiences can help drive that shift, says Sumit Nagpal, founder and CEO of Cherish.
Brian Scarpelli of the Connected Health Initiative discusses advocating for more fundamental shifts in thinking as insurers grow to understand the need for meaningful digital health and telemedicine reimbursement.
AI-enabled care coordination enables patient-specific decision-making at the point of care. Kathy D. Ford, chief product and strategy officer at Project Rōnin, explains.
