Digital Innovation Hub

Tag: Digital Health

  • Field Notes from a First-Time HIMSS Attendee

    Field Notes from a First-Time HIMSS Attendee

    It has been a few weeks, but as a first-time attendee, being a part of HIMSS made a lasting impression as I took a deep dive into the world of health IT. It was a hard not to get distracted by the shiny, new, and attractive technologies at vendor booths while also trying to consume an endless buffet of educational sessions.

  • Digital Tool Helps Patients, Staff Find Their Way

    Digital Tool Helps Patients, Staff Find Their Way

    For about two years now, an interdisciplinary team at BWH has been working diligently to build and test the online navigation tool. Josie Elias, MBA, MPH, program manager for Digital Health Initiatives at the Brigham Digital Innovation Hub (iHub), who has led the project since its inception, said she’s proud of what the teams have accomplished and hopes people find the tool to be useful.

  • What Does It Mean to Be a “Hub”?

    What Does It Mean to Be a “Hub”?

    As “the Hub,” Boston is widely recognized for bringing together some of the best and most innovative institutions and minds. At Brigham Health, iHub serves a similar connector role for the digital health community, by linking internal innovators with each other, and introducing them to external companies and neighboring organizations. More recently, we’ve extended that network to introduce promising startups and companies we’ve met to our sister innovation teams across Partners HealthCare.  

  • The Research Tool of the New Digital Age

    The Research Tool of the New Digital Age

    When it comes to conducting population-based research studies there are many limitations when doing research in the hospital or lab setting. It is almost impossible to get accurate and real-time data. For example, many studies rely upon people recalling what they did, what they ate, and how they felt weeks before their face to face appointment. You can get tacos in 15 minutes using your phone. But if your endocrinologist asked you what you ate for dinner two weeks ago, would you be able to tell him? Using a phone as a data collection tool can give the patient the ability to update their symptoms, and activities in real time in a way that they are already familiar with.  

    The Brigham Mobile Research Platform, supported by the Brigham Digital Innovation Hub, is a suite of tools that speed the process to initiate new research app-based protocols, recruit and retain participants, and simplify data collection, analytics and research operations.  

  • Game Changers in 3-D Medical Imaging Manipulation

    Game Changers in 3-D Medical Imaging Manipulation

    Kovtun and Williams used their programming knowledge to develop innovative software to more easily manipulate 3-D imaging data, working on the project in their spare time outside of work. But when they faced funding obstacles in realizing their entrepreneurial vision, they turned to resources at BWH to take their project to the next level.

    Initial seed funding from the BRI enabled them to shift their software from a weekend side project to a full-fledged academic research venture. Strategic commercialization guidance from iHub further accelerated the project’s movement, providing the duo with entrepreneurial advice and connecting them to business development resources. With iHub’s support, Kovtun and Williams could develop their idea and enter it into the Shark Tank competition.

  • Rock Health Podcast: Provider Adoption of Digital Health

    Rock Health Podcast: Provider Adoption of Digital Health

    The Rock Health Podcast “Provider Adoption of Digital Health” features Adam Landman, MD, Chief Information Officer, Brigham Health and John Brownstein, Chief Innovation Officer, Boston Children’s Hospital.

  • EHR Notification Platform Lands Contract with Brigham and Women’s

    EHR Notification Platform Lands Contract with Brigham and Women’s

    Herald Health seeks to help doctors manage electronic medical records more effectively. It sends them push notifications with critical patient data on their pagers and phones. The startup launched in 2015 from an award-winning pitch at Brigham’s Digital Health Hackathon. It integrates with electronic health record systems such as Epic and Cerner, used at Brigham and Women’s and Boston Children’s hospitals, respectively.