As acute care environments move to integrated solutions powered by technology, we're seeing healthcare facilities making real strides toward what the industry refers to as "quadruple aim" — higher quality of patient care with improved outcomes, lower costs for both the patient and provider, improved patient satisfaction and an improved care provider experience.
Of course, hospitals are full of highly educated doctors and skilled professionals. But Tampa General Hospital recently earned the title of "smart" for its accelerated adoption of advanced technologies and innovations. Healthcare Global named TGH one of the Top 10 Best Smart Hospitals in the world.
Amazon has two new programs that integrate Alexa into hospitals and senior living communities, the company announced today. They'll run through Alexa Smart Properties, which allows organizations to control a centralized Alexa system.
We live in a digital age, so it’s not surprising that the healthcare industry follows suit. From the data-driven insights of wearables to mobile apps that help manage chronic conditions, it’s clear that technology is changing healthcare forever.
Alphabet’s Google is "still all in on health," according to its chief health officer, despite the demise of its recent attempt at a formalized business unit for the health-care sector. The tech giant founded Google Health in 2018 and at one point grew it to 500 employees, but dissolved the unit in August.
Nine years ago, Dr. Russ Bessette created a new technology. "You go to the doctor and get a blood test," said Dr. Bessette. "They say you’re healthy, you’re good, but you don’t know how good is good. Are you at the edge, are you about to fall off?" From 2000 to 2012, he developed an algorithm that can track illness progression, results of medical treatment and the estimated cost of care.