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Five Reasons why the FDA got it Right with Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

The FDA recently announced its Digital Health Innovation Action Plan. Digital health differs significantly from drugs and traditional medical devices around which the FDA has developed its structure and policies over decades. The Action Plan builds on and improves previous digital health guidances.

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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

Digital health is unquestionably becoming part of healthcare lexicon and fabric. Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. These are what I consider the ‘biggest bang for the buck’ ones doable today.

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9 Best Telemedicine Newsletters You Should Be Reading to Keep Up With the Industry

Enzyme Health

For Broad Digital Health and Telehealth News 3. mHealth Intelligence mHealth Intelligence is another valuable resource for telehealth news. Published by Xtelligent Healthcare Media, the company exclusively publishes content about telemedicine, mobile health, connected health, and remote patient monitoring.

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Digital Health Technologies for Alzheimer’s Disease

The Digital Health Corner

In a previous post I discussed the merits of music as an ideal digital health tool. It is worthy of noting that patients with larger baseline ‘cognitive reserve’ do better to a point then characteristically have a rapidly progressive course. Music should be considered as a potentially much appreciated and useful tool.

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Healthcare Consolidation: Opportunities for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

Healthcare IT can play a major role in M & A for providers. One potential solution lies in the adoption of a user-friendly universal EHR interface which provides a simple and standardized user experience on both provider and patient (portal) ends regardless of the EHR technology used. There are many considerations when EHRs collide.

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Five Ways a Good Digital Health Registry Addresses Healthcare System Needs

The Digital Health Corner

Registries have traditionally been viewed as static repositories of data to be reviewed in a summary fashion after a predetermined time period. The expanding need for drilled down relevant data has led to the development of creative sophisticated data analytics technologies.

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Five Ways Digital Technologies can Address Cancer

The Digital Health Corner

Few have rivaled targeted cancer therapies based on digital health, specifically genomics in scope and breadth. I’d like to touch on a few ways in which digital technology is impacting cancer. Connected care: apps: Connected care today includes such technologies as wearables and mobile health apps.