Children’s Health Adopts Ingestible Microchip Technology
Children’s Health has begun offering patients an ingestible microchip and digital patch that can track whether an individual takes his or her medicine and monitors their diagnostics afterward. The technology is part of the health system’s initiative to expand its telehealth programs and bolster the portfolio of its investment arm, which now includes relationships with four companies.
“We have a percentage of medically fragile children, and it’s imperative they take their medication,” said Julie Hall-Barrow, Children’s vice president of virtual health and innovation. “We’re now driving the care plan to see if it’s in action.”
“We have a percentage of medically fragile children, and it’s imperative they take their medication,” said Julie Hall-Barrow, Children’s vice president of virtual health and innovation. “We’re now driving the care plan to see if it’s in action.”