HIMSSCast

BehaVR and OxfordVR say their combination creates the largest virtual reality healthcare delivery platform; Color Health has partnered with NIH to offer no-cost follow-up clinical DNA tests for patients.

HIMSS Media editors from Healthcare IT News, MobiHealthNews and Healthcare Finance News get out their crystal balls and look to the year ahead.

Pitfalls and opportunities with medical device data aggregation, storage, and consumption/usability – Healthcare data is growing exponentially, driven by multiple factors including the prevalence of consumer health devices, connected medical devices, and remote patient monitoring solutions. Aggregating and analyzing the mass amounts of data available can make a significant impact on the outcomes of patients through better insights into the diagnosis and treatment of disease. However, many challenges exist to bridge the gap between data and ‘valuable information’.

Why integration of medical devices is criticalto patient care - Connecting medical devices, such as infusion pumps, patient monitoring systems and dialysis machines, to the electronic medical record (EMR) can help maximize resources while providing a pathway to critical clinical information. “Medical devices were seen as only able to deliver a therapy or service. That is changing,” said Donny Patel, vice president, Enterprise Technology at Baxter. “The real value of connectivity lies in delivering information that helps clinicians care for patients more efficiently or effectively – and medical devices can be an important source for that rich information.”

Healthcare organizations are facing unprecedented challenges: high staff turnover leading to nursing burnout, hiring of temp/travel staff requires regular onboarding and hits tight budgets, and scheduling in-person meetings and trainings can become bottlenecks. Mixed Reality simulation offers a fully virtual, on-demand tool. Users can train where they want, when they want reducing scheduling bottlenecks and reducing training T&E spend. It also supports reinforced learning and repetition, combatting the loss of information.

This discussion will focus on the security& privacy issues associated with remote patient monitoring applications and devices, including medical IoT (Internet of Things) devices.  We’ll discuss how NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering, Langone Medical Center, and Center for Cybersecurity are collaborating on innovative research and educational programs around cybersecurity and healthcare.

United allegedly paid the group 30% of the amount the judges determined to be fair; recent cyberattacks provide precedent for FBI’s mitigation efforts.

In this special edition of HIMSSCast, recorded live at the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum in Boston, McKesson's Roshal Marshall talks about those issues and others: AI integrity, information blocking compliance and more.

Audits uncovered about $12 million in net overpayments for the care of 18,090 patients sampled; AGs say lax rules for safeguarding reproductive health data could harm patients or providers.

Geisinger's strategic plan has resulted in a redesigned workflow, cost savings and a happier workforce, says  Emily Fry, VP of Innovation Operations at Geisinger.