The Commonwealth Fund’s Breakthrough Opportunities Program (BOP) hosted a one-hour tweet chat on Dec. 16 about the potential for digital health technologies to transform the health care system. Participants discussed uses of digital technologies inside and outside the health care sector and how they can help control costs, improve patient-provider communication, and more.
Special guests Joseph C. Kvedar, M.D., Director, Center for Connected Health, Partners HealthCare, and Wen Dombroski, M.D., Healthcare Innovation, Informatics, and Social Media Consultant, Resonate Health LLC, provided their expert insight. The Commonwealth Fund's Anne-Marie Audet, M.D., and Douglas McCarthy moderated.