# Access to Technology * **Definition:** Access to Technology in healthcare refers to the ability of individuals and healthcare providers to obtain and utilize technological tools and resources, such as electronic health records, telemedicine platforms, medical devices, and health information systems, which facilitate the delivery of care, improve patient outcomes, and enhance the efficiency of healthcare services. * **Taxonomy:** CTO Topics / Access to Technology ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Access to Technology**, for healthcare technology leaders * 4.3K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/22/2025 | [**Medtronic inks expanded distro deal for multi-parameter wearable vital sign monitor**](https://www.massdevice.com/medtronic-distribute-corsano-wearable-monitor/) | [[Mass Device]] | | 4/8/2025 | [**The Imperative of Health Equity: Why Data and Intention Matter**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/04/09/achieving-health-equity-best-practices-in-pediatric-care/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 4/7/2025 | [**UK SMEs losing over £3bn a year to cyber incidents - Computer Weekly**](https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366622019/UK-SMEs-losing-over-3bn-a-year-to-cyber-incidents) | [[Computer Weekly]] | | 3/11/2025 | [**The future of telemedicine and digital healthcare - by Gerald Chimaobi Nwachukwu**](https://medium.com/@ultimatestevengerald/the-future-of-telemedicine-and-digital-healthcare-b83c0f4a382b) | [[Medium]] | | 2/9/2025 | [**Latino workers working to overcome a technological divide brought on by automation, AI**](https://www.yahoo.com/news/latino-workers-working-overcome-technological-044827903.html) | [[Yahoo]] | | 2/4/2025 | [**Partnering with Community Organizations and Ensuring Equitable Access to ... - Healthcare IT Today**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/02/04/partnering-with-community-organizations-and-ensuring-equitable-access-to-healthcare-services-for-marginalized-and-vulnerable-populations/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**Technology As A Healthcare Equalizer: Closing The Digital Divide - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/01/31/technology-as-a-healthcare-equalizer-closing-the-digital-divide/) | [[Forbes]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**Best Buy Canada's Teen Tech for Tomorrow program awards more than ... - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/best-buy-canadas-teen-tech-140000236.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/30/2025 | [**AI in Clinical Settings Research Report 2024 and Global Forecasts 2025-2030 ... - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-clinical-settings-research-report-105200674.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/30/2025 | [**Apexon Recognized as a Leader in the ISG Provider Lens™ Generative AI Services Report ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apexon-recognized-leader-isg-provider-155500605.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/30/2025 | [**Bill Gates surprised by Silicon Valley's rightward turn, says he'll do his 'best' to work with Trump**](https://www.aol.com/bill-gates-surprised-silicon-valleys-142856192.html) | [[AOL]] | | 1/30/2025 | [**Nevada nonprofit aims to support women in trades - Yahoo**](https://www.yahoo.com/news/nevada-nonprofit-aims-support-women-005149905.html) | [[Yahoo]] | | 1/29/2025 | [**Rising Data Privacy Concerns Propel Education Data Security Market to $1.4 Billion by 2030**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rising-data-privacy-concerns-propel-141700397.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/21/2025 | [**How AI can move from hype to global solutions - World Economic Forum**](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/ai-transformation-industries-responsible-innovation/) | [[World Economic Forum]] | | 1/15/2025 | [**Survey: the opportunities for tech investments in behavioral health - Fierce Healthcare**](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/survey-opportunities-tech-investments-behavioral-health) | [[FierceHealthcare]] | | 1/7/2025 | [**Surgical Information Systems (SIS) Earns Tenth Consecutive #1 Client Rating in Ambulatory ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/surgical-information-systems-sis-earns-140000248.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 12/21/2024 | [**Weekly Roundup - December 21, 2024 - Healthcare IT Today**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/12/21/weekly-roundup-december-21-2024/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 12/19/2024 | [**Point-of-Care Diagnostics Market to Grow at 10.2AGR Through 2029 - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/point-of-care-diagnostics-market-to-grow-at-10-2-cagr-through-2029--302336513.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/19/2024 | [**Health system CIOs' strategic responsibilities continue to evolve - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/health-system-cios-strategic-responsibilities-continue-evolve) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 11/12/2024 | [**Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Influence on Healthcare Market Expected to Reach $148 ...**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/9271751/global-artificial-intelligence-ai-influence-on-healthcare-market-expected-to-reach-148-billion-by-2029) | [[Morningstar]] | | 10/31/2024 | [**1upHealth Appoints Andrew Boyd as New Chief Executive Officer**](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/1uphealth-appoints-andrew-boyd-as-new-chief-executive-officer-1033928182) | [[Business Insider Markets]] | | 9/11/2024 | [**Convergence in Healthcare Market Projected Growth Outlined by Detailed Analysis ... - WhaTech**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/medical/879312-convergence-in-healthcare-market-detailed-analysis-with-accurate-forecast-to-2031.html) | whatech.com | | 8/12/2024 | [**Passport Seva Program Focuses on Speed, Scale, Security and Sustainability : feels Golok ...**](https://apacnewsnetwork.com/2024/08/passport-seva-program-focuses-on-speed-scale-security-and-sustainability-feels-golok-kumar-simli-principal-advisor-cto-ministry-of-external-affairs-goi/) | apacnewsnetwork.com | | 7/10/2024 | [**Why NYU Langone Health combined informatics, IT - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/innovation/why-nyu-langone-health-combined-informatics-it.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 7/7/2024 | [**Can Health Systems Afford to Overlook the CISO Role? - MedCity News**](https://medcitynews.com/2024/07/ciso-cybersecurity-healthcare/) | [[MedCity News]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Human-I-T**: An organization providing technology access to communities in need. - **Info-Tech Research Group**: A research organization that released a blueprint for equitable access to digital health solutions. - **Dell Technologies**: Partnering with UKG to establish community hubs providing access to technology and services. - **Google.org**: An organization investing in workforce development workshops to improve digital skills among marginalized populations. - **Micky Tripathi**: The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, overseeing federal investment and adoption of health IT standards like FHIR. - **HealthEdge**: A healthcare technology company enhancing its technology vision through leadership appointments. - **Avid Health**: A healthcare technology company focusing on technology-based clinical engagement programs. - **ASTP/ONC**: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, focusing on health IT and AI initiatives. - **Exigent Research**: A community oncology research network focused on increasing patient access to clinical trials through AI-enabled workflows. - **Adena Health**: Recognized for commitment to innovative technology in patient care. - **Kaiser Permanente**: A healthcare organization highlighting the divide in AI adoption among health systems. - **ConcertAI**: A technology company that collaborates with Exigent to enhance clinical trial access and improve patient outcomes. - **Philips**: A healthcare technology company partnering with SingHealth to enhance healthcare delivery through digital health projects. - **CareCloud**: A company offering technology-enabled services including Revenue Cycle Management and Electronic Health Records, aimed at optimizing healthcare operations. - **e&**: Telecommunications company partnering with IBM for AI governance solutions. - **3Aware**: MedTech company focusing on AI to automate compliance processes in healthcare. - **IT Medical**: A global software development leader for healthcare, focusing on AI tools to enhance patient satisfaction and reduce costs. - **Huma**: A digital health company that has developed a foundational technological infrastructure supporting various digital health solutions implemented in over 3,000 hospitals. - **Gwynedd Mercy University**: An educational institution planning to open a Healthcare Innovation Center to focus on the ethical use of technology in healthcare. - **Avant Technologies, Inc.**: Collaborates with Ainnova Tech, Inc. to advance early disease detection using AI. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Human-I-T and Tech Organizations**: Collaborating to provide free laptops and internet access to wildfire-affected residents. - **Google.org and community organizations**: Investment aimed at providing digital skills training for Latino workers to improve access to technology. - **ASTP and Stakeholders**: The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy collaborates with stakeholders to develop next-generation FHIR capabilities to improve data exchange in healthcare. - **UKG and Dell Technologies**: Collaborating to create a Solar Community Hub in Mexico to provide essential services and technology access. - **eVisit and UPMC**: Collaboration to integrate teleconsult technology, enhancing access to clinical care in remote areas. - **HealthEdge**: Appointing Robert Duffy as CTO to enhance technology vision and interoperability. - **Audacious Inquiry and ASTP**: Partnership to implement AI in federal operations for efficiency. - **Latent AI and Carahsoft Technology Corp.**: Partnering to distribute edge AI solutions to the public sector. - **Exigent Research and ConcertAI**: A multi-year partnership aimed at increasing patient access to clinical trials through AI-enabled research workflows. - **3Aware and Prashant Thumma**: Appointment of a CTO to drive AI technology in healthcare. - **Avant Technologies and Ainnova Tech**: Joint venture to commercialize AI technology for early disease detection. - **SingHealth and Philips**: Collaboration on three digital health projects focusing on AI integrations to enhance healthcare delivery. - **RADPAIR and Radiology Partners**: Strategic partnership to enhance radiology innovation through AI. - **e& and IBM**: Collaboration to implement AI governance solutions, enhancing compliance and ethical practices. - **MedStar Health and eVisit**: Partnership to strengthen eVisit's virtual care platform and expand its reach. - **Verizon and NVIDIA**: This partnership aims to deliver AI-powered services through the integration of 5G networks and AI software, enhancing healthcare technology access. - **NYU Langone Health**: Creating partnerships for advancing generative AI initiatives in healthcare. - **Apexon and EvoluteIQ**: Strategic partnership to co-develop AI-driven hyper-automation solutions for enhancing productivity in healthcare. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Digital Health Blueprint**: A guide promoting equitable access to digital health solutions, emphasizing advocacy, affordability, and digital skills training. - **Telehealth Integration**: Enhancing service delivery through technology and workforce training. - **Telehealth and Remote Monitoring**: Technologies enabling non-invasive health data collection from patients at home, improving access to care. - **Telehealth Solutions**: Enhances access to healthcare, particularly for marginalized populations, by facilitating remote consultations. - **Digital Health Tools**: Provide significant public health benefits by enabling data-driven interventions and improving access to healthcare. - **Telehealth Expansion**: Advocating for increased telehealth adoption to improve access for underserved populations, particularly in rural areas. - **Universal Design in Healthcare**: Promotes accessible and inclusive healthcare environments, enhancing health outcomes by ensuring barrier-free access and improving health literacy. - **Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCTs)**: Utilizing digital technologies to enhance clinical research accessibility and efficiency. - **Safe Digital Childhood Coalition**: Promoting digital inclusion and protecting children's rights amid rising AI adoption. - **Remote Patient Monitoring Services**: Utilizes technology to track health data outside traditional settings, projected to grow significantly due to demand for cost-effective healthcare. - **Point-of-Care Diagnostics Growth**: Projected market growth driven by AI advancements and lab-on-a-chip technologies. - **Telehealth**: Increasingly used for chronic illness management, providing virtual consultations and remote monitoring. - **AI in Mental Health**: Utilization of chatbots and predictive analytics to improve accessibility and treatment quality. - **Digital Health Summit at CES 2025**: Focus on consumer-facing technologies transforming healthcare. - **AI in Healthcare**: Integration of AI technologies to improve diagnosis speed, patient matching, and care coordination. - **Low-code/No-code Platforms**: Revolutionizing software development in healthcare, allowing non-technical users to create applications. - **AI Use Case Inventory**: Released by HHS, detailing 271 AI tools in use, marking a 66% increase from the previous year. - **Generative AI in Clinical Trials**: Expected to improve information extraction and inclusion of underserved populations. - **AI Integration**: Healthcare systems are increasingly adopting AI technologies, with a focus on improving patient care and operational efficiency. - **AI Adoption in Healthcare**: Despite challenges, healthcare organizations recognize AI's potential for predictive analytics and decision-making, with a focus on improving operational efficiency. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Access to Technology**: Ongoing challenges in ensuring that underserved populations have access to necessary digital health tools. - **Equitable Access to Technology**: Challenges in ensuring all populations have access to digital health solutions. - **Digital Divide**: The risk of exacerbating inequalities in healthcare access due to varying levels of technology access. - **Health Disparities**: Despite advancements, there are ongoing concerns about equitable access to healthcare technology across different populations. - **Interoperability Limitations**: Challenges in integrating various healthcare technologies and systems, hindering seamless access to care. - **Resistance to Technology Adoption**: Challenges in integrating new technologies due to resistance from healthcare professionals. - **Data Privacy and Security**: Concerns regarding the protection of patient data as healthcare technology adoption increases. - **Disparities in Access**: Potential for widening gaps between well-resourced health systems and smaller organizations. - **Cybersecurity Concerns**: As technology adoption increases, so do concerns regarding the protection of health data and patient privacy. - **Cost of AI Tools**: Concerns that high costs may exclude some health systems from benefiting from AI advancements. - **Privacy and Security**: Issues related to data protection in telehealth and AI applications. - **Information Blocking**: Behavioral issues, such as high fees and poor documentation, are primary barriers to progress in addressing information blocking in healthcare. - **Cultural Resistance**: Cultural hurdles rather than regulatory constraints are identified as primary obstacles to effective AI adoption in healthcare. - **Regulatory Capture**: Concerns that government-administered AI safety testing could favor larger tech companies over smaller innovators. - **Data Privacy and Implementation Costs**: Barriers to AI adoption include data privacy concerns and high implementation costs, hindering the integration of AI technologies in healthcare. - **Data Privacy and Algorithmic Bias**: Concerns regarding the ethical implications of AI in healthcare. - **Bias in AI Algorithms**: Need for assurance labs to test algorithms for bias to mitigate potential harms in clinical settings.