Connected Health

Bynahm VR app
By Mike Miliard 02:46 pm February 28, 2025
The technology, known as Bynahm, is designed to bridge the distance among hospitalized patients and their loved ones, using automation and VR to streamline communication and provide immersive experiences.
stethoscope on iPad
By Bill Siwicki 11:19 am February 14, 2025
A tour of a lab creating digital health tech to aid brain health – everything from robots to wearables and IOT devices to virtual reality and AI to adaptive robotic pets. Leading the tour: Casey Bennett, health informatics program chair at DePaul University.
Doctors and informatics leaders speak at a table
By Andrea Fox 11:23 am February 12, 2025
More providers are finding artificial intelligence can reduce clinician burnout and lower recruiting costs. Meanwhile, tech vendors on the frontier of agentic AI innovation are looking to healthcare as a first use case.
Kent Dicks of Life365 on remote patient monitoring
By Bill Siwicki 11:58 am February 11, 2025
Remote patient monitoring has begun to collect vital signs and other patient data more strategically and efficiently: Instead of waiting until a patient experiences distress, AI can help clinicians intervene earlier.
Dr. Mintu Turakhia of the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System on AI
By Bill Siwicki 11:26 am February 05, 2025
A physician AI expert and co-principal investigator of the landmark Apple Heart Study says the next wave of AI in healthcare will shift from diagnosing existing conditions to forecasting future health risks, paving the way for proactive and preventive care.
By Bill Siwicki 12:22 pm February 04, 2025
One virtual care CEO says telehealth is improving care for rare and complex diseases, helping compounding pharmacists – and continually improving with artificial intelligence.
clinical researchers looking at data on a screen
By Andrea Fox 11:57 am February 03, 2025
Mayo Clinic's decentralized trials are investigating how to best integrate the clinical trial experience into a patient’s life and routine care, say researchers ahead of their HIMSS25 presentation.
Senior consults with physician via telehealth with smartphone
By Nathan Eddy 10:57 am January 30, 2025
Most adults aged 50 to 80 in the United States are now using digital health technologies (DHTs), with patient portals leading adoption rates, according to a
Sahyadri Hospital in Nagar Road, Pune
By Adam Ang 07:43 pm January 21, 2025
A private healthcare provider in India went from manual to automated patient monitoring.
stethoscope on iPad
By Bill Siwicki 10:36 am January 17, 2025
PwC U.S. Health Services Advisory Leader Thom Bales discusses advancements in care delivery helping alleviate inflationary pressures, the role of digital health in addressing healthcare's major challenges, and much more.