Smart Phone App Would Allow Patients to Send Doctors Photos
WID researcher Patricia Flatley Brennan comments on using technology in the home to improve health care.
Tag: health care
WID researchers are working to improve human health, including through initiatives targeting the health care system, from operating rooms and clinics to home health care and personal health information management. By approaching health care from expertise in data sciences, visualization, virtual reality, and other WID research strengths, WID can promote “healthy people” initiatives.
Many health care researchers at WID are a part of WID’s Data Science Hub.
Looking to Space to Map Earthly Conflict
Now at NASA, WID alumnus Jamon Van Den Hoek takes a bird’s eye view to understand the causes and impact of social conflict on society and the environment.
Keeping an Open Mind about Open-Access Science
For Open Access Week, the WID community is thinking more about what it means to be “open” in the world of scientific research. Discovery Fellow Dorothea Salo makes the case that a new era of sharing might be more beneficial than we think.
WID Team Probes Home Health Environments with Virtual Reality
How do everyday objects in the home influence a person’s ability to follow a medical regimen? To find the answer, a diverse group of researchers at WID has developed a new approach that combines real household data and virtual reality technology.
MIP Workshop Promotes Synergies among Optimization Experts
National and international experts convene at the annual Mixed Integer Programming Workshop, co-hosted by WID this year. Learn how this research affects energy and water networks, traffic flow, and even health care systems.
Multidisciplinary Team Maps Costs of Participating in Health Information Exchanges
A group of WID experts crunched the numbers for Health Information Exchange participation in one Wisconsin area and found a price that could save hospitals money in the long-run.