Clinical

Combining of virtual and in-person healthcare can be great for patients, but there are challenges for providers, says Homeward's Amar Kendale – who also explains how the startup uses the model in rural communities.

UK-based Wellcome Trust is focused on public health efforts around mental health and the impact of climate change on health and infectious disease. Dr Bilal Mateen, senior manager and clinical technology lead at the trust, explains more.

Amy Chacko, senior consultant and past president of HIMSS New England Chapter, shares how meeting like-minded colleagues can lead to new challenges and new roles that teach leadership.

In his book "The Double Bottom Line," Donato Tramuto, founder of Health eVillages, spotlights the importance of compassionate leadership and the necessity of putting empathy into action. He explains more here.

Daryl Tol, head of health assurance ecosystem at VC firm General Catalyst, explains how hospitals and providers are key partners for driving digital health innovation.

3M's VP of global business development Erik Van Hoeymissen looks beyond the shift to value-based care.  Digital language processing, AI and virtual assistants can speed the transformation.

Sam Shah, chief medical strategy officer at Numan, discusses creating meaningful services that are more efficient and more accessible for patients. "In this post-COVID world, there just isn't enough capacity to meet the demand globally," he says.  

Some hospitals don't want to share data, and some are not able to, says Prof. Alexander Geissler from the University of St. Gallen. Germany's national digital maturity assessment has revealed that interoperability is a major barrier.

Well-informed and engaged patients are essential. Less red tape can help translate into better patient engagement, says Tarja Stenvall, SVP of key markets and general medicines at Sanofi.

Sanjula Jain, senior vice president of market strategy and chief research officer at analytics firm Trilliant Health, describes how the acquisition could impact other health systems and their patients.