Health 2.0 2018
New York-based startup Beam, a digital health platform that lets providers communicate with patients and insurers, launched at Health 2.0 in Santa Clara, California.
Taking the main stage at Health 2.0, Livongo's Chief Product Officer Amar Kendale said that the new offerings will help patients manage care more comfortably at home.
The global aging population may be straining resources, but could also be what pushes digital health innovations.
Patient advocates at Health 2.0 spoke about balancing technological breakthroughs and keeping the human touch.
Mira and Avhana Health surpassed a pool of 60 entrants to place first in the contest's consumer and provider tracks, respectively.
David Hoke, who focuses on healthcare for the retail giant, said he's never seen anyone code empathy.
LifeOmic's Chief Marketing Officer Justin Helmig will be presenting at Health 2.0 on how machine learning and cloud computing can be implemented in a healthcare setting.
Per the Care Coordination Institute's Blix Rice, care delivery technologies won't work without both engaging patients and fulfilling clinical needs.
Interoperability standards, public cloud infrastructure, and personal health records could all change the game, Kos says.
The rise in big data has rocked nearly every sector from education to consumer tech, and in particular healthcare.