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The most valuable health care companies of tomorrow will be technology companies

KevinMD

After living through the Dot-com bubble, 9/11, Enron-WorldCom, the 2008 financial crisis, the meteoric rise of technology (search, e-commerce, social media, sharing economy), and the rise of a new class of billionaires, I. The most valuable health care companies of tomorrow will be technology companies originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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As Workers’ Healthcare Costs Increase, Employers Look to Telehealth and Wearable Tech to Manage Cost & Health Risks

Health Populi

Over the past decade the share of workers in plans with annual deductibles has grown from 59% in 2008 to 85% in 2018. The biggest cost problem is for people who are sick, Altman asserted: this is, as he observed, “the opposite of how a health system should work.”

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News from the Consumer Technology Association and Withings Further Demonstrates Private Sector’s Role in the Pandemic and Public Health

Health Populi

Since launching in 2008, Withings has developed a portfolio of well-designed, consumer-facing digital health tools such as weight scales, blood pressure monitors, and digital thermometers.

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Life changing digital healthcare projects

Waracle

Now one of the UK’s largest mobile app development, internet of things and digital solutions companies, Waracle, is based in Dundee. It began as a 2008 spin-out from Abertay University by Michael Romilly and Mike Wharton. ” We are also expanding more into voice control, smart homes and mobile health.

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

Kiosk: Telemedicine kiosks are self-sufficient mobile healthcare sites where patients can access telemedicine care in locations such as pharmacies and grocery stores, and soon potentially in airports and college campuses.

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Patient Identity Management the IHE way

Healthcare Exchange Standards

Interoperability solutions FHIR Profiles Mobile Health Document Sharing (MHDS) – Published 2020-05-29 Section 50.7 PIX ] Patient Identifier Cross Referencing queries for patient identity cross-references between hospitals, sites, health information exchange networks, etc. MHDS Background 50.7.4 Specific to Patient: Section A.8.2.2.7

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Review of Mobile Devices and Health by Ida Sim in the NEJM

mHealth Insight

Mobile health — the application of sensors, mobile apps, social media, and location-tracking technology to obtain data pertinent to wellness and disease diagnosis, prevention, and management — makes it theoretically possible to monitor and intervene whenever and wherever acute and chronic medical conditions occur.