Accelerate Health

The keynote presenter at HIMSS’ Accelerate Health event shares his game plan for how stakeholders can use big data to improve the quality, safety and effectiveness of drug therapies.   

The pair talk about the shift from traditional clinical trials based on drug research to digital innovations. 

Panelists at Accelerate Health discussed this week what the pandemic taught them, how they’re adjusting for the road ahead and ways to make the changes last.

This morning at HIMSS' Accelerate Health series Dr. Karen Murphy discussed how the health system can apply lessons learned last year about flexibility, digitalization and payment reform to the future. 

New data from a 2,052-person survey suggest that older healthcare consumers value their trusted providers, while younger generations are willing to pay a "convenience premium" for easy-to-access virtual care.

Investors expect to see more innovation, collaboration and adoption going into the new year and beyond.

Today, at Accelerate Health Episode 2, Venrock's Bryan Roberts discusses the future of healthcare and value-based care. 

Katya Hancock, Investor Network director at StartUp Health, says although Q3 2020 was the largest quarter for digital health funding in history, there's still a lot of work to do to address the most pressing healthcare needs.

Tom Leary, SVP of government relations at HIMSS, says the presidential election has passed, but ongoing Senate races could have unforeseen impacts on healthcare IT.

LifeBridge Health's executive director of innovation and research, Pothik Chatterjee, talks about the health system's efforts ahead of Accelerate Health's second episode.