Connected Health

(Sponsored) The AMA's award-winning tools help alleviate the problem of physician burnout, improving clinical workflows and removing patient-care barriers, says Laurie McGraw, SVP of Health Solutions at the AMA.

Aimee van Wynsberghe, co-founder of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics, looks at what we should do with robotics to improve life for patients and caregivers.

Wellth’s apps employ various behavioral economics strategies to engage patients and help them achieve optimal outcomes, says Neha Gavai, head of business development.

Livongo is using machine learning to offer patients chronic condition care options that they’re likely to choose because of personalization and relevance, says Chief Product Officer Amar Kendale.

We need trust in digital tools and care teams, standards and strict criteria about evidence as more people with chronic conditions come into the system than its infrastructure can handle.

Healthcare has to collaborate, innovate and extend the reach of care by using the data so many devices will generate to gain insights that can be used to improve outcomes, says Maria Lensing, vice president of global healthcare solutions at AT&T.

Samsung's wearable S-Patch ECG monitor collects and automatically uploads data to the cloud, making it easier to use than conventional monitoring technology, says Yun Hong, Global Business Manager, Samsung SDS.

Nick Dougherty, managing director of MassChallenge HealthTech, is energized by all the pilots converting to broader implementation and the “end of pilot purgatory”; he is also working on an assessment review to help innovators get over the security hurdles that bog down project launches.

The American Medical Association launched the Integrated Health Model Initiative to bring unorganized data together for a collaborative validation process and Jesse Ehrenfeld, president-elect of the AMA, explains how they plan to do it.

Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, talks about how he’s working to modernize FCC regulations to close the digital divide and help rural communities get high quality healthcare through telemedicine innovations.