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The 21st Century Cures Act is providing opportunities for health tech startups, says Dr. Donald Rucker, chief of the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology.

This year, 42% of survey-takers reported using at least one digital health tracking tool. 

Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, board of trustees chair for the American Medical Association, says AI tools should enable physicians to perform more effectively across the work that they do.

Shinji Yamamoto, director of the St. Marianna University School of Medicine in Japan, says he used a "go slow, but go steady" strategy to overcome resistance to moving from paper to digital systems.

Dr. Phil Moore, deputy clinical chair at the NHS Kingston Clinical Commissioning Group, says there are challenges to overcome in the latest attempt to transform healthcare in the UK.

Cognoa and MedRhythms will be kicking off multi-site investigations of their tools, which are designed for pediatric autism diagnosis and stroke rehabilitation, respectively.

The integration will start with Livongo for Behavioral Health in January and expand to other areas. 

Partners HealthCare Director of Research Dr. Adrian Zai says providers must align resources and optimize technology around workflows, not the other way around.

A recent survey of 100 GPs in the UK found that nearly 80% viewed “poor IT and tech support” as main barriers to the spread and adoption of video consultations. 

Deep Dive: Overwork has become an epidemic among physicians and nurses, and burdensome regulatory requirements and suboptimal EHR experiences are only exacerbating their frustrations. Fixing the problem demands new strategies to restore joy to medicine.