Medical Devices

Anders Strömberg, head of the wearable platform department at Sony, says the company's new B2B mSafety platform features a smartwatch with built-in sensors, a simple user interface, a secure back end and long battery life.

The patient-centered care delivery model is now a necessity, claims Jennifer Tan, director of technology solutions at IQVIA Asia Pacific, who discusses the healthcare challenges and inefficiencies in the region. 

Biorithm co-founder and CEO Amrish Nair describes how his company's sensors take care out of the hospital to wherever the expectant mom is.

With its smart sharps bin, HealthBeacon is going deep on one important medication adherence use case: self-administered injectables, says CEO Jim Joyce.

Not only will Connected Health Conference attendees discover new technologies but they will also have opportunities to make impactful connections, says HIMSS Media VP of Content Strategy Stephen Wellman.

mHabitat founder Victoria Betton details the process of introducing technology in challenging healthcare environments.

Helen Balsdon, assistant director of nursing informatics at Cambridge University Hospitals, says just because the technology exists doesn't mean that it's the right technology for clinicians.

Charles Alessi, HIMSS chief clinical officer, says digital technologies will provide the only way for Japan to manage the aging of its population.

Understanding the "why" is key to achieving a spectrum of innovation that is about solving the problem, and not just rolling out a tech-driven approach, says Steve Wretling, chief technology and innovation officer at HIMSS.

Medical devices must be managed from a security perspective, but also from an operational perspective. Using analytics to establish behavior baselines helps support risk assessments, find malfunctions and enhance staff productivity.