Emerging Technologies

Patients and providers alike are interested in, and see major benefits from, increased access to digital health records, according to a new report from Royal Philips.

There are dozens of PHRs that survived only a couple of years, most famously, of course, Google Health.

While many readers are optimistic that healthcare will make progress on consumerism in one to three years, others said it will take between five and seven to actually happen.

Experts share advice about how to avoid “death by pilot” and move new products to scale.

Executives from Dana Farber, Partners, BIDMC and Northwell share tips and insights about working with patients in the tech development process.

APIs are a great start, but so much more goes into building an app and winning customers.

Advancing open APIs so consumers can better coordinate their healthcare is a key piece of the 21st Century Cures Act implementation for Thomas Mason, MD, chief medical officer for the National Coordinator for HIT at HHS.

Kyra Bobinet, MD, founder the neuroscience-based design firm EngagedIN, is working with AI algorithms in Walmart’s Fresh Tri app to build a brain taxonomy to identify behavior to help individuals understand what motivation changes their food habits.

Springhill Medical Center keeps a focus on physician and patient engagement as it works to drive process improvements and stay competitive.

Automation, customization and – above all – an ability to show value and ROI are must-haves for hospitals looking to make promising tech take root.