Dynamic workstation aims to improve outcomes for patients with mobility issues

Patient experience cannot be overlooked when driving innovation, as global patient advocate Michael Seres discovered – and his legacy will be continued with the HIMSS Global Patient Innovator Award, says his wife, Justine Seres, director, 11 Health.

After cancer patient Rahul Mahadevan saw other patients delaying or refusing treatment because of non-clinical obstacles, he founded The WiTT Group to create a platform for patients to ask for the help they need, which also generates SDOH data.

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.