BOSTON—“If we can engage patients, anything is possible,” said George Kassabgi, entrepreneur and partner of the Center for Assessment Technology and Continuous Health, speaking at Partners HealthCare’s 10th Annual Connected Health Symposium.

BOSTON--Healthcare is so protocol driven that some think companies shouldn’t innovate, said Michael McGarry, MBA, director of the innovations accelerator team at Ascension Health, speaking during a panel discussion at Partners HealthCare’s 10th Annual Connected Health Symposium.

The number of U.S. mobile phone owners using their phones for health information or tools jumped to 95 million in 2013, up 27 percent from 75 million users one year ago, according to a Manhattan Research’s Cybercitizen Health U.S. 2013 study.

BOSTON--Can the “behemoths” in healthcare innovate? Three innovation leaders at large organizations answered yes, and shared their thoughts during Partners HealthCare’s 10th Annual Connected Health Symposium.

BOSTON--Motivating individuals to engage in healthy behaviors is easier said than done, and new technologies developed to influence behavioral changes must keep in mind the science of what works and what doesn’t, said speakers at Partners HealthCare’s 10th Annual Connected Health Symposium.

BOSTON—As the company that makes most of the chips that go into mobile devices, Qualcomm Technologies has a unique perspective on how the mobile evolution will impact connected health.

BOSTON—With 7,500 retail locations and 75 million people receiving its pharmacy benefits , CVS Caremark is a “big and lumbering” company working to determine the best way to connect retail to the medical home, said Troyen Brennan, MD, MPH, executive vice president and chief medical officer, speaking at Partners HealthCare’s 10th Annual Connected Health Symposium.

BOSTON--The University of Southern California is taking advantage of mobile health and social media to advance medicine, said Leslie Saxon, MD, chief of cardiovascular medicine, who spoke during Partners HealthCare’s 10th Annual Connected Health Symposium.