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Dr. Charles Alessi, chief clinical officer at HIMSS International, sees this as the year that health tech ideas coalesce toward a real sea change.

Steve Wretling, chief technology and innovation officer at HIMSS, discusses the importance of understanding the "why" to achieve a spectrum of innovation that is about solving the problem, and not just rolling out a tech-driven approach.

The wearable is worn across a user's chest and signals when to turn over using vibrations. 

Journalist James Vlahos, contributor to Wired and other magazines, describes how Dadbot turned an oral history recorded with his terminally ill father into a conversational chatbot offering a sort of "digital afterlife."

The conversation isn't just about apps anymore — it's about robust, patient-centered platforms that are changing the calculus for care delivery in a consumer-centered age.

The tool was designed to help users see their heart rate variability.

Each company overcame dozens of other entrants in the annual innovation competition's largest participant pool to date.

Dr. Elaine Batchlor, CEO of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital – which attained HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 – shares the ups and downs of building a state-of-the-art hospital from scratch.

Zemedy is an app targeted at treating irritable bowel syndrome symptoms through a combination of CBT, hypnotherapy exercises and stress management techniques. 

By deploying their products alongside campus health services, telehealth companies are seeing engagement rates outperforming those of the general population.