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Accelerate Health – The Innovation Channel

Successful 'smart communities' will require expertise from every sector

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From healthcare to emergency response to broadband, "virtually every stakeholder" will need to play a role in transforming urban areas into smart communities, says the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Sokwoo Rhee.

 

Designing for seniors means designing for all

Dr. Joe Kvedar, senior advisor of virtual care at Mass General Brigham, discusses the future of virtual care as the population ages.
 

Accelerating the patient voice: How it is vital for designing technology effectively

Kerry Amato, executive director of health innovation at HIMSS, speaks with Brook McCall, director of the Tech Access Initiative at the United Spinal Association, about the importance of involving the patient from the start when designing technology.
 

COVID-19's role in advancing telehealth services at Yale New Haven

Pam Hoffman, the medical director of telehealth services at Yale New Haven Health Services and Yale Medicine, discusses how telehealth became a service that required a "clinical champion" to a necessary part of the health system's offerings.
 

Consumer devices alone won't bring communities into smart city ecosystems

Connected thermostats and fitness trackers are a good start toward smart communities, but Parks Associates' Jennifer Kent says consumers expect many digital health devices to be reimbursed or provided by public or industry stakeholders.