AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
AHA Center for Health Innovation’s Market Scan articles provide insights and analysis on the field’s latest developments in health care disruption, transformation and innovation.
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During the height of the pandemic, McKinsey & Company issued a startling projection that as much as $250 billion of U.S. health care could become virtualized. A new McKinsey report notes that two-thirds of the office visits and outpatient care that they forecasted would be delivered virtually…
A digital twin is a virtual model designed to accurately reflect a physical object. Digital twins use technologies like the internet of things, data streaming, 5G, etc., to gather, visualize and contextualize data from across physical assets, bridging operations and digital capabilities, and…
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) got a huge lift during the pandemic as record numbers of Americans opted for connected care from the safety of their homes, but will this trend continue? Ochsner Health is betting it will.
Today researchers are expanding their focus to assess the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in psychiatry and therapy to include facial recognition, text analysis software and other tools. The aim is to supplement clinicians’ efforts to spot mental illnesses earlier and improve treatments…
As patients and politicians continue searching for remedies to soaring insulin prices for diabetes patients, Walmart recently launched the first private-label version of the drug at less than half the price of brand-name versions.
Big tech firms Microsoft and Google have been making significant changes to their health care strategies lately with an eye toward easing the burdens of clinicians and supporting their decision-making.
When it comes to telehealth, convenience appears to be king, according to the HIMSS 2021 State of Healthcare Report. Nearly two-thirds of patients surveyed in March said they prefer the convenience of telehealth compared with in-office visits.
Continuing its focus on health care innovation, Amazon Web Services has launched a four-week technical, business and mentorship accelerator program open to U.S.-based health care startups and international startups with existing U.S. operations.
Amazon is pursuing an aggressive strategy to rapidly scale its telehealth service, known as Amazon Care, not only to all its employees but to other employers. But like most of the e-commerce giant’s health care aspirations, Amazon officials have been notoriously tight-lipped.
A select few individuals will come up with once-in-a-generation innovations like developing a new drug or a life-saving medical procedure. Linkner encourages leaders to focus on innovations that bring incremental advances, which can bridge to larger breakthroughs.