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IoT and The Rise of the Machines in Healthcare

Health Populi

The IoB ecosystem includes the technologies that are part of the health care Internet of Things, as well as EHRs, robotic surgery systems, and smart ventilators which also generate data about peoples’ health and wellness. Back to the Ordr report, noting the rise of also the Internet of Stranger Things, abounding.

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The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023 Are About Social, Mental and Behavioral Health

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Each year, ECRI informs us on their view of the Top 10 patient safety challenges. ” Clearly, patient safety challenges in 2023 go well beyond technology in and of itself. Year after year, some challenges persist, and these are shown in the last chart here from the 2023 report.

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A Health Future with Lyft and Uber as Patient Data Stewards: Rock Health’s 2019 Consumer Survey

Health Populi

Start with tracking: nearly 80% of people tracked at least one health metric in 2019, but nearly one-half of that tracking was done in an analog, not digital way. What do health trackers track, then? And, as Cerner announced its collaboration with Uber Health this week, we see a health IT company expanding beyond what an EHR could be.