innovation

HIMSS Vice President Tom Leary offers insight into policy changes that are advancing interoperability, as well as information blocking, innovation and potential changes to HIPAA.

Oranit Ido, chairwoman of mHealth Women, recaps a preconference event at MedInIsrael in Tel Aviv, where 450 women from around the world gathered to learn from each other and share their experiences with healthcare and innovation.

How Tel Aviv's Sheba Medical Center and Haifa's Rambam Medical Center look to innovation to generate revenue.

Dr. Eyal Zimlichman, Sheba's CIO and CMO, discusses the hospital’s mission of "sustainable innovation" at the MEdinIsrael conference in Tel Aviv.

Whether by managing payments, connecting consumers to reimbursement options or just manufacturing cheap drugs themselves, these companies are taking aim at a problem that's building to a crisis.

Jim Douglas, former Vermont governor and co-chair of HIMSS State Advisory Roundtable, and Cynthia Green-Edwards, chief compliance officer with the state of Michigan, discuss states’ role in innovating digital health.

Kaiser Permanente Ventures Director Liz Rockett shares how KP looks for companies with innovations that align with its focus on high-value care, putting patients first and thinking about clinicians.

Christel Anderson, senior director of Interoperability Initiatives for HIMSS, discusses a HIMSS19 showcase that dealt with topics such as data sharing, patient engagement and social determinants of health that intersect with interoperability.

Hal Wolf, President and CEO of HIMSS, sums up some high notes from the global conference, including discussions around emerging trends of how to use AI and blockchain while ensuring interoperability.

Rebecca Kaul, Chief Innovation Officer at MD Anderson Cancer Center, says that rather than leading with innovative technology that doesn't always solve the big problems, use tech to take compassionate care to the next level.