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5 Digital Health Predictions for 2018 by Lloyd Price

Lloyd Price

2018 Digital Health Prediction 2: Voice technology will be the first step to personalising pharma. By the end of the year we will see the use of Virtual Assistants by patients to help interact with their health data and "transact" via voice technology to order repeat prescriptions, pain management and medication requests.

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Health SXSW 2018 | The 33 charts Super Guide

33 Charts - Digital Health

Headed to SXSW 2018? I’ve done the heavy lifting by curating a super list of the best health care talks and events at SXSW interactive. Think of it as the ultimate guide for the health care power user. If you’ve not done Health SXSW you’re in for a treat. Impact Pediatric Health. Come hear what the data says.

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The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S. – A Week-Long Brainstorm, Day 2 of 5 – Amazon and One Medical

Health Populi

With PillPack, I wrote here in June 2018 that Amazon got 50 U.S. We can see the Amazon column (second in alpha order following Alibaba) with more checkmarks (in dots) indicating the most health care activities by type compared with any other “tech giant” in the world. bn and MGM Studios for $8.5

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Will Technology Cure Americans’ Health Care System Ills? Considering Google and Ascension Health’s Data Deal

Health Populi

“Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans,” the Wall Street Journal reported in today’s paper and on the WSJ.com website. health care. ” Note: this release was written after the Wall Street Journal published this story.

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Personalized Medicine: Consumer Concerns About Coverage, Affordability and Privacy

Health Populi

consumers’ views on personalized medicine comes from a survey conducted for PMC, the Personalized Medicine Coalition, and GenomeWeb , published in May 2018. This picture of U.S.

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A Matter of Trust, Perception, Risk, and Uncertainty – The Big Issues Raised by the Acquisition of PatientsLikeMe and Other Patient Data Transactions

Health Populi

To address that challenge, in 2017 PLM secured a $100 million (controlling interest) investment from iCarbonX , a Chinese company that is amassing patient data to discover cures for disease. When this occurred, it didn’t cause more than a ripple of interest outside biotech. citizens’ personal data. But the U.S.

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What the Pew Data on Americans’ Views on Technology Means for Healthcare

Health Populi

The survey was conducted in May and June 2018 among 4,594 U.S. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Healthcare delivery is becoming more digital, via electronic health records, telehealth and virtual visits, remote health monitoring, and self-care tools. Trust underpins health engagement.

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