Innovation Horizons was awarded a contract to support the District of Columbia (DC) Department of Health to support educational needs among health professionals for evidence-based practices in pharmaceutical prescribing. DCRx – the DC Center for Rational Prescribing provides information about medications and other therapeutic options. The DC Department of Health...
The following is cross-posted from HIMSS. This year, HIMSS is proud to be a collaborating partner in the 10th anniversary of Health Datapalooza – AcademyHealth’s annual convening on health data and technology. The collaboration furthers HIMSS commitment to meaningful transformation of data into new capabilities that deliver...
This issue brief explores the topic of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the basis for its current surge in applications across the health care sector. Here, we explore IoT, specifically for medical applications, from a historical perspective, terms and definitions, the major science and...
This week I had the fantastic opportunity to participate in two community project showcases led by incredible innovators in Boston, MA and Washington, D.C. Often, that first step in the innovator's journey is the toughest. What I loved about these two experiences was the focus...
We celebrate the determined and dedicated work of the Executive MHA students this week at @Georgetown University in the Business Innovations course. Their experience in this intensive course has led to a series of new concepts aimed at value creation in health care services. We...
The following post is cross posted from AcademyHealth.org by Aparna Higgins & Gregory Downing, D.O., Ph.D. With a massive growth in data and information, there is a bounty of opportunity for value creation at hand. But delivery systems will have to be strategic about the use of data in order...