The latest joint effort from the American Medical Association and Sling Health, a student-run biotechnology incubator based at Washington University in St. Louis, is an online database that will pair physicians' insights about clinical challenges with developers of cutting-edge medical technology, according to a press release.
Physicians can describe their experiences with inefficiency, patient care issues and other unmet clinical needs in the Clinical Problem Database, which will then be shared with young entrepreneurs in the Sling Health network.
"Through our collaboration with Sling Health, the AMA is helping physicians and medical students take on a greater role in driving technology forward that responds to real clinical needs. Gaining insights from physicians will help make medical technology an asset, not a burden," Michael A. Tutty, PhD, the AMA's group vice president of professional satisfaction and practice sustainability, said in a statement.
The Clinical Problem Database is a new feature on the AMA's existing Physician Innovation Network, which connects physicians with digital health companies and entrepreneurs, and was launched in 2017 as part of the AMA's continued efforts to integrate real-world insights into health IT.
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