Digital Health

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.

To achieve this scale of change, it has to be part of the board agenda and led by all departments, including technology and clinical, says Dr. Simon Eccles, national CCIO and deputy CEO at NHSX.

Dr. Narmadha Kuppuswami will be speaking at HIMSS20 about her new tool WONDER, which was developed to identify when a mother's vital signs are taking a turn for the worse during labor. 

Also: FDA launches mobile-friendly HIV medication database; Gates Foundation grant will bring machine vision diagnostic tool to underserved regions.