Health 2.0 2019

Sunny Grewal, co-founder and COO of startup OMNY Health, whose distributed ledger technology was the top pick at the "Shark Tank"-like competition, explains on how the tech can help hospitals monetize mounds of unused data.

The hot topics at this year's Health 2.0 Conference included the state of health tech investment and value-based care, says Jonah Comstock, HIMSS Media's new director of content development and editor in chief.

A new bi-directional engagement platform is empowering cancer patients while engaging clinicians, says Tarun Kumar, CEO of Vizlitics.

Truly impactful innovations understand and directly address a problem in care, argues Neil Gomes of Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health.

Mark Jackson, VP at NantHealth, was at Health 2.0 looking for new opportunities to bring valuable cloud-based data to physicians at the point of care.

OMNY Health, which helps hospitals monetize operational data, took home the audience choice grand prize.

Poppy Crum, chief scientist at Dolby Laboratories, talks about a future where ubiquitous sensors anticipate physical and mental health needs.

The goal of Health 2.0, the Personal Connected Health Alliance and other initiatives is to make leading-edge technology work for patients, says HIMSS Executive Director of Health Innovation Kerry Amato.

Sana Health wins the Health 2.0 VentureConnect award for its wearable therapeutic device that uses pulsed light and sound to reduce pain and potentially treat neurological conditions, says CEO Richard Hanbury.

Tech-driven connection to care can help reduce the elevated rates of maternal mortality across socioeconomic and racial lines, says Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, founder and president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative.