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Can Apple Keep the Doctor Away?

Chilmark Research

As you’ve undoubtedly heard, Apple made a big splash last week by announcing “official” involvement in healthcare through a new app and accompanying SDK. As an industry that is built on the notion of looking forward, the obvious question right now is, “Will Apple Succeed?” Sound familiar?

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Patients will use health wearables to reduce trips to the doctor: survey

FierceHealthIT

The old adage says an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Can an Apple on your wrist keep the doctor away? Turns out that patients might be more willing to wear an Apple Watch or a medical wearable if it means fewer trips to see the doctor, according to a survey from VivaLNK.

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Wearable device data and AI can reduce health care costs and paperwork reports The Brookings Institution

Lloyd Price

That may soon change if more wearable devices record medical information that physicians can use to diagnose and treat illnesses at earlier stages. Last month, Apple announced that an FDA-approved electrocardiograph (EKG) will be included in the latest generation Apple Watch to check the heart’s electrical activity for signs of arrhythmia.

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Security and Privacy Hurdles Plaguing AI-Driven Health Services

Healthcare IT Today

When our fingerprint is associated with the laptop or our insurance card is stored in the Apple wallet, how much do we know where they are stored and how they will be protected? Technology is growing faster than we can catch up, and we are giving away our personal information too soon. What do I mean?

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Apple Watch : new features are empowering patients like never before, but there's a downside

Lloyd Price

When Apple introduced the Apple Watch Series 4 in September, one of the biggest revelations was the addition of several groundbreaking health-monitoring functions. The device contains a next-generation accelerometer and gyroscope combined with algorithms that can detect when the wearer has fallen. Early detection is great, but.

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Amazing Technology Is A Must. But Never, Never, Never, Sufficient. What Else Is Needed?

19 Labs

I've been building products since I’ve been working with Apple, Samsung, Nokia, and multiple startups. Many talk about the doctors, … but I want to take it a step away and toward the community worker who is, more than anything, the key. Watch his full presentation here. So yes, I'm a technologist”, said Ram.

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AI: opportunities and barriers to improving healthcare

Digital Leaders HealthTech

The NHS’ long-term plan has ambitions to drive its digital transformation to maximise the very practical benefits AI can provide. The NHS’ long-term plan has ambitions to drive its digital transformation to maximise the very practical benefits AI can provide. Some of these solutions are already making an impact in the field.