Improving Patient Safety: The Implications of Internet of Things (IoT) and Wearables on Infection Control Strategies

Daniel Colling, BSc, BSN, RN, is HP Inc.’s Global Lead for Healthcare responsible for leading HP’s healthcare strategy, technology, and solutions designed around enabling health systems to achieve their initiatives for improving patient safety, clinical efficiency, and achieving business value from connected care between care providers and patients by streamlining clinical interoperable workflows. HP’s innovation for healthcare is an outcomes-based evidence driven approach from healthcare systems globally that translate into viable solutions for value-based care, population health management, and precision medicine that are specific to the individual needs of the client using HP technology and healthcare solutions.
In his 20 years in healthcare, Daniel has worked within Health Systems in North America and internationally to achieve their initiatives on patient safety, interoperability, 3D print anatomical modelling for surgical planning, clinical workflows and digitization transformation to achieve EMRAM Stage 7 supporting best practices for clinical decision support for the entire care team including the patient. Daniel has presented nationally and internationally as a public policy advocate for the role technology plays in improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of patient care. Daniel holds BSc degrees in Nursing and Information Systems and Architecture from the University of British Columbia, maintains CompTIA Security certification, and actively participates as a member of the CNA-AIIC, ANA, and HIMSS.