Innovation at Penn Medicine is driven by the thousands of physicians, nurses, allied health workers, IT professionals, support staff, and students whose ideas have the potential to transform the field of health care in remarkable ways. As part of our work to enable a culture of innovation at Penn Medicine, we seek to capture and distribute stories about innovative projects that test new ways of thinking.
We believe stories help people make sense of big and important problems and allow audiences to walk in the shoes of providers and patients. By sharing stories, we can transfer knowledge, build empathy and accelerate innovation within our community.
Cancer Care @ Home is an evidence-based, patient-centered program that enables life-extending cancer treatment to be delivered in the home.
PreAct leverages technology to optimize genetic testing for patients and providers. It includes automated identification of patients who need testing, provider alerts, and a dashboard.
Heart Safe Motherhood is a text-based postpartum monitoring program that enables patients to track their blood pressure and communicate with their care team from the comfort of their homes.
The Penn Medicine Colorectal Cancer Screening Navigation Program seeks to improve colorectal cancer screening rates in the Philadelphia community by providing education, scheduling and preparation support, transportation assistance, and access to patient navigators.
Fast Track to Fertility is a novel care delivery model that introduces a digital front door to improve access to fertility care.
AIR-AD is a fully mobile, non-invasive, wearable respiratory assist device designed to offload the work of breathing for COPD patients.
Keriton is a breast milk management app that allows for easy tracking of breast milk inventories, helps moms and care providers stay in touch via text and photos, auto-generates lactation analytics, and has even been proven to increase milk production.