Super Convergence and the Future of Health and Medicine

June 19, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Each month, What’s Next Health talks with leading thinkers with big ideas about the future of health and health care. In this post, Daniel Kraft explores the future of emerging technologies.

What's Next Health: Daniel Kraft

May 15, 2013 | Story/Video

The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries. Executive director of FutureMed, Daniel Kraft, MD, discusses approaches to "escape velocity" in health care.

Using Active Video Games for Physical Activity Promotion

July 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Foundation Announces $100,000 Developer Challenge

October 28, 2011 | News Release

Winning software developers will receive cash awards to create apps enabling people to easily access information comparing the quality of care provided by local doctors and hospitals.

Connecting for Health: Accelerating the Effective Use of Information Technology in Health Care

December 2, 2008 | Program Result Report

Connecting for Health works with more than 100 collaborators from government, health care, industry and consumer groups to establish policy guidelines and technical solutions to pave the way for nationwide electronic health information exchange.

A Look at Communications Technology and Its Impact on Health Care

November 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

In 1998, the Benton Foundation researched the impact of new communications technologies on health, identifying innovative uses and challenges.

Locating Family Mental Health Services in Shopping Malls and Schools

March 25, 2013 | Program Result Report

The UCLA Family Commons is a new model of preventive mental health care that provides nonstigmatized, cost-effective education and coaching to help families with children from infancy to adolescence address common childhood issues.

Using Mathematical Modeling to Make Informed Decisions on Health Care Alternatives

January 16, 2013 | Program Result Report

Staff at Archimedes, Inc. created ARCHeS, an Internet-based system allowing users to simulate health interventions and long-term clinical trials within hours by providing them with access to data on patients, diseases, treatments, and costs.

A Health Care Identifier for Each Patient

October 29, 2012 | Program Result Report

Researchers at Western Health Information Network demonstrated the technical feasibility of using a voluntary universal health care identifier card to link each person with their health record.

A Digital Guide for Self-Tracking Goes Online

August 22, 2012 | Program Result Report

Project builds online self-tracking guide to advance health and research potential of observations of daily living.