Patient Engagement
Virtual reality holds huge potential, says Adam Hutchinson, founder and CEO of oVRcome, which recently ran a trial of its self-guided tool for social anxiety. He discusses the goal of closing the gap in access to VR treatment for providers and patients.
According to Svava María Atladóttir, chief transformation officer at Iceland's Landspítali National University Hospital, clinical and IT staff are actively collaborating to improve its in-house EHR and clinical portal.
Dugan Winkie, head of Commercial Strategy at Cedar, describes how virtual AI agent Anna offers consumers a safe space to ask questions and make payments.
Western Australia Country Health Service board chair Dr Neale Fong shares how they are enabling telemedicine and remote patient monitoring.
Emteq Labs launches its emotion-sensing eyewear, Sense, which collects and records real-world data on a wearer’s facial expressions. Steen Strand, CEO, talks about the glasses' potential use cases for healthcare.
Patients have always been at the top of mind of Samsung Medical Center and its digitalisation agenda, shares CTO Jong-Soo Choi.
Dr. Waheed Arian, NHS physician and Arian Wellbeing's founder, discusses how his experiences as an Afghan refugee helped shape the company’s adaptable, trauma-informed approach to behavioral healthcare.
Josh Wymer, chief health information and data strategy officer at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, discusses a genAI chatbot the state uses and the value of both trust and data transparency in public and community health.
They recognize the promises of faster diagnosis and easier access to treatment and cost info, says Mark Polyak, president of analytics at Ipsos. While they're comfortable with AI for administrative tasks, they're wary of clinical applications.
Large language models are "enabling a new level of patient empowerment" by helping people understand clinical notes, navigate insurance claims and much more, says Dr. Chethan Sarabu, AI and informatics strategist at OpenNotes.
