HIMSS 2015 Category
The 2015 Medscape Patient Engagement Survey
There is no uniform definition of patient engagement, nor is there an agreed upon way in which to foster it. Patient engagement is healthcare’s latest
Tonic Health: Making Patient Data Collectio...
Your doctor’s office still handing you a paper form on a clipboard? No way! Tell ’em to check out Tonic Health. CEO of Tonic Health,
A “Power User’s” Perspect...
You can use the Tonic platform to do performance assessments of patients, including functional status, cognitive performance, social status, and financial resources for managing health. Pamela
PFU Appliance Reduces the Risks of BYOD
iNetSec Smart Finder is an important tool in the ongoing battle against against healthcare-related cybercrime. Carmine Clementelli, Marketing and Sales Manager of PFU Systems (a
Taking a Meaningful Look at Meaningful Use ...
DocGraph is always looking for some area of healthcare that is messed up or unclear that they can work on to help create transparency where it didn’t exist
Elsevier: Customizing Medical Content for D...
Elsevier uses the approach to customize evidence-based medicine targeted towards docs, nurse practitioners, nurses, and patients. Clinical Decision Support (CDS) is all about the right
Next-Gen Telehealth: HealthSpot, Powered by...
HealthSpot wants to bring the doctor to you, instead of you going to the doctor—now that’s a good idea! Steve Cashman, Founder and CEO of
The Infamous HIMSS Versel-Bush Interview
The filming of the Versel–Bush annual interview at HiMSS 2015. What a trip! A highlight of the annual HIMSS meeting is the annual Versel-Bush interview by well
SAS: Moving from Retrospective to Predictiv...
SAS, the largest privately held software company in the world. Pat Salber () chats with Graham Hughes, Chief Medical Officer of SAS, the largest privately
Startup Perthera Aims to Personalize Cancer...
Perthera’s services are an example of the new personalized (or precision) approach to cancer treatment. Pat Salber MD interviews Lee Barrett, Senior Advisor about precision
Extending Emergency Care Beyond the ER
The hope is that they take their meds, follow the discharge instructions, get follow-ups, and, most important, get better along the trajectory expected by the