Health Innovation Team | Kansas City Digital Drive

Health Innovation Team, July 2023

by William Crumpler | Jul 7, 2023 | Health Innovation Team, Healthcare Technology

Event Date: July 26, 2023 Time: 8:30-10:00 am Location: Zoom: https://kcdigitaldrive.zoom.us/j/83925869469 Admission: Free Our first presentation will be about Sisu, a solution targeted to adolescent mental health. Sisu seeks to provide a bridge between the...

Health Innovation Forum

by William Crumpler | Jun 19, 2023 | Health Innovation Team, Healthcare Technology

The advent of health information exchanges promised to usher in a new era of data sharing in health. To what extent has that been achieved and can we now say that health information systems are interoperable? What has been done to maintain privacy and security? Is...

Health Innovation Team, June 2023

by William Crumpler | Jun 16, 2023 | Health Innovation Team, Healthcare Technology

Event Date: June 28, 2023 Time: 8:30-10:00 am Location: Zoom: https://kcdigitaldrive.zoom.us/j/83925869469 Admission: Free Our first presentation looks at triage. On-Call Hub is a platform that reduces healthcare burnout for both physicians and nurses by...

Health Innovation Team, May 2023

by William Crumpler | May 4, 2023 | Health Innovation Team, Healthcare Technology

Event Date: May 24, 2023 Time: 8:30-10:00 am Location: Zoom: https://kcdigitaldrive.zoom.us/j/83925869469 Admission: Free For our May meeting we get to look at digital health in the real world via the University of Kansas School of Nursing and KU’s Center for...

Marma Is a Mobile App Providing Nutritional Information to Mothers Throughout their Pregnancy Journey

by William Crumpler | Mar 14, 2023 | Health Innovation Team, Healthcare Technology

The period before, during, and after pregnancy is one of the most important times in a woman’s life for her body to be getting all of the nutrients it needs. Nutritional deficiency can lead to difficulties in becoming pregnant and an increased risk of labor and...

Redpoint Summit is Building a Platform to Optimize EHR Through Personalization and Automation

by William Crumpler | Mar 14, 2023 | Health Innovation Team, Healthcare Technology

Electronic health record (EHR) systems serve as the foundation of modern healthcare administration, yet the time demands of medical documentation are a well-known cause of medical burnout, and a lack of standardization and optimization within EHR systems have...

KC Digital Drive created the “Digital Inclusion Learning Circle” at the end of 2023 and has continued to engage with digital skills trainers and digital navigators to enrich the ecosystem, create space for information-sharing and presenting, as well as foster collaboration among organizations and across state lines.

Central Middle School Enhances Digital Literacy Through Student-Led Podcast

Andrea Cook’s Student Tech Team at Central Middle School produces the award-winning Student Tech Team Podcast, exploring technology’s impact on society. The team, recognized with the Stellar Tech Team Award from Verizon Innovative Learning Schools, hosts global guests to discuss issues like digital access. Student-led, the podcast fosters essential skills in production, public speaking, and teamwork. The team aims to inspire future careers in tech and seeks industry professionals for future episodes.

KU Brings Digital Skills to Justice-Involved Women

The University of Kansas, through its Center for Digital Inclusion, has implemented the Technology Program for Women to help boost digital literacy training for justice-involved women across Kansas, including parts of the Kansas City metro area. The work of CDI expands to parts of Shawnee, Johnson, Clay, Wyandotte, and Jackson counties.