Digital Health
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 1, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> Introduction What individuals think, say, and do produces workplace culture. In health care, the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped every aspect of this...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 30, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The health care ecosystem is witnessing a surge of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technologies and products that can potentially augment care delivery outside of hospital and clinic settings. These tools can be used to conduct remote monitoring, support...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 3, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In the United States, 86 percent of office-based and 94 percent of hospital-based physicians currently use an electronic health record (EHR), incentivized by the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act [1,2]. While...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 28, 2019 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Foreword The Global Future Council on Neurotechnologies represents a diverse group of experts drawn from psychiatry, psychology, brain science, technology, advocacy and the public sector. They are passionate about stimulating the global conversation on mental...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 1, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction The person-centered health information system (PCHIS) of the future leverages information technology enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI) to support better, safer, and more affordable health care. The vision presented in this paper describes a...
by Laura DeStefano | Mar 19, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Emerging Opportunities for Digital Health Digital health technologies have emerged in recent years, providing opportunities for engaging with consumers and integrating with the health care system to realize precision medicine, defined as “an evidence-based...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 21, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
This article is a joint publication initiative between The Permanente Journal and the National Academy of Medicine. Abstract Health care organizations can magnify the impact of their community service and other philanthropic activities by implementing...
by Laura DeStefano | Sep 19, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
About the Vital Directions for Health and Health Care Series This publication is part of the National Academy of Medicine’s Vital Directions for Health and Health Care Initiative, which called on more than 100 leading researchers, scientists, and policy makers from...
by Laura DeStefano | Sep 19, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
About the Vital Directions for Health and Health Care Series This publication is part of the National Academy of Medicine’s Vital Directions for Health and Health Care Initiative, which called on more than 100 leading researchers, scientists, and policy makers from...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 25, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Measurement is a critical tool for monitoring progress and driving improvement in health care. However, without meaningful coordination and management—particularly when public reporting is required—the effectiveness of measurement activities is limited and the...