Bridging the gap between providers’ advice and patients’ actions

Switching cardiology patients to Bluetooth-enabled medical devices that send data to patient portals is helping to reduce chronic care complexities, says Sutter Health CCIO Dr. Richard Milani and Patient Experience R&D lead Trevor Berceau.

(Sponsored) Medical device security programs have matured in the last five years. Starting with visibility, HDOs are now asking questions on how that can be leveraged to improve care delivery, improve operations while improving cyber-resilience.

Lessons healthcare can learn from other industries and countries that employ biometrics to address patient matching —the ability to link records for the same individual held in different locations and a perennial problem in healthcare.