Accenture

Rachel Oldham, manager at Accenture, provides highlights of her upcoming HIMSS24 session "Dallas County Public Health Disease Surveillance and Investigation System."

At HIMSS23, panelists discussed health systems' financial challenges as labor costs rise and the population ages.

Accenture's Kaveh Safavi, MD, discusses a recent Accenture survey that provides insights about patients' data security concerns even as they embrace telehealth and digital tools that empower them to take charge of their own care.

The industry has accepted that digital is here to stay, with 87% of executives saying their organization’s business and technology strategies are becoming inseparable.   

Also: Kaiser Permanente doubles down on the cloud with Accenture and Microsoft; Boehringer Ingelheim arms its reps with BreezoMeter's air quality data.

The INTIENT Patient platform supports vorvida’s virtual cognitive behavioral therapy services by providing secure data storage and artificial intelligence-enabled analytics.

A new consumer report from Accenture found that rates of smartphone-app and wearable use have slightly declined over the last two years. 

Also: Consumer survey suggests declining digital health engagement; Iran's COVID-19 app pulled from Play Store after malware accusations.

Younger generations are less likely to have a primary care doctor. However, on the whole, virtual care and walk-in clinics are on the rise.