Medical Devices

Health and technology innovators are studying astronauts' health to advance terrestrial healthcare. James Hury, deputy director and chief innovation officer at the Translational Research Institute for Space Health, explains how.

Grace Chang, cofounder and CEO of Kintsugi, explains how clinicians can identify signs of clinical depression and anxiety in everyday health conversations with the use of voice biomarker technology and machine learning assessments.

Dawn Bardot, senior director global services for Abiomed, explains how clinical care teams – monitoring newly installed heart pumps from any of their devices, whether at the hospital or at home – can improve patient and family communications.

Wearable devices offering visibility into the functions of the human body can empower underserved communities. Victor Brown, founder and CEO of Xcellent Life, explains how.

NGITS are versatile, adaptable infrastructures and engineering/operations that can incorporate new mission-advancing technologies and business processes into the enterprise as they emerge in a thoughtful, integrated way.

Elad Benjamin, general manager at Clinical Data Services at Philips, sheds light on findings from the latest Philips Future Health Index report, including the effects of staff shortages on healthcare.

Sumit Nagpal, CEO and founder of Cherish Health, explains the use of ambient sensing for remote monitoring of aging patients without wearables or cameras.

Oriol Fuertes, CEO and cofounder of QIDA, says we must ensure patients remain at the center of their care by improving access, while respecting ethical aspects of healthcare.

Medical device cybersecurity is different from IT security, says Sensato CEO John Gomez, who shares unique considerations for an organization's medical device cybersecurity program.

Central Logic CMO Dr. Darin Vercillo discusses how health systems via IT can best orchestrate operations, most notably patient transfers and discharges to post-acute care.