Digital Health
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
In the last month I have spoken at an event about digital therapeutics and been invited to speak at 5 more unrelated events on the same topic (note: I am not doing them all). In my world view, this constitutes a trend, particularly since I haven’t been asked to speak on this topic repeatedly before. […].
KevinMD
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
I’d be willing to bet most of you have heard of, or previously used, telemedicine in some shape, form or fashion. Stated simply, telemedicine is the process of seeking care from a medical provider using your phone or laptop. This field is exploding, and I have no doubt popularity will continue to grow as large health systems and pharmacy giants dive in.
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Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Northwell CEO Michael Dowling says the new drive in healthcare will be consumer-focused technolgoies.
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
In our Amazon-Primed world, the future of retail is not ten years from now; it’s “tomorrow.”. So GMDC, the association of retailers and brands who supply them, has formed a program called Retail Tomorrow to turbocharge the supply side with consumers who are already demanding convenience, immediate (or “soon”) gratification, and health where she/he “is.”.
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Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Robert Barras, vice president of health solutions, CTG Inc. There’s nothing like a good bandwagon to get everyone excited. Whether it’s the success of your favorite sports team, or a hot new restaurant in town, or a movie that’s breaking box office records, once something gets hot it seems everyone wants a piece of […].
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Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Buoy Health’s chatbot for patient health education and Sober Grid's social addiction support platform each received top honors after pitching their platforms live at Health 2.0.
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
Consumers who have long purchased over-the-counter medicines, anti-dandruff shampoo, whitening toothpaste, and cosmetics-with-benefits at food, drug and mass merchant retailers are switching to other places to shop for health, new data from AT Kearney and GMDC have found. The two organizations have collaborated to launch a new benchmarking study into health-beauty-wellness (HBW) sales, launched this weekend at the GMDC HBW Conference in Orlando.
Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Lee Horner, CEO, Synzi. While telehealth has been around for years, virtual care technology is emerging as a powerful tool that goes beyond the traditional telehealth model. What will it take to reach the tipping point of virtual care adoption? To become the “next generation” of telehealth, virtual care will need to improve access, […].
33 Charts - Digital Health
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Today Apple released the Apple Watch Series 4 watch. Later this year they will add functionality that allows users to record an ECG. This would make Apple Watch one of the first FDA-cleared over-the-counter devices with an electrocardiogram. Here are 5 reasons we’re not ready for this. 1. No bandwidth. Right now the idea of individuals taking personal tracings is all fun and games.
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Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
The smartphone-connected system can perform five different tests that could help diagnose UTIs, diabetes, and kidney disease.
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
The impact of health and wellness is on most consumers’ minds, Nielsen’s consumer research has found. Sarah Schmansky, Nielsen’s strategy leader for health, wellness and “fresh,” moderated a panel at the GMDC Health-Beauty-Wellness Conference in Orlando today that brainstormed how consumers are shopping for health. Underneath that “how” is more than the next-best-me-too-product for allergy or acne.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Many patients who are prescribed medications fail to take them appropriately—or at all—and addressing this problem could lead to significant cost savings and better care management, according to a new report.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
When Apple speaks, a puzzled market listens. When Apple announces, industries listen. Last week they announced two features of a new watch, ECG monitoring and fall detection. In July, Tim Cook apparently did not want to get into the world of FDA regulation. Well, that was then – or he just wasn’t saying. In this new watch, both the ECG feature and fall detection have received FDA clearance within 30 days of applying, startling some observers who noted that closer to 150 days was more typical for
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Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
The not-yet-FDA-cleared device uses three electrodes to create a more detailed reading than existing consumer devices.
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
The saving rate in the U.S. ranks among the lowest in the world, in a country that rates among the richest nations. So imagine how well Americans save for healthcare? “Consumers are not disciplined about saving in general,” with saving for healthcare lagging behind other types of savings, Alegeus observes in the 2018 Alegeus Consumer Health & Financial Fluency Report.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Every day, more providers are integrating telehealth services for their patients. But without clarity over how payers will reimburse those services, the only people who can really take advantage are the ones who can pay out of pocket, a panel of healthcare stakeholders warned.
Morning eHealth
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Labor-HHS-Education, Defense package vote could happen as early as today — Post-Apple announcement, AliveCor goes on the offensive
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This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Dr. Albert Chi, medical director of Muscle Integration at Oregon Health & Science University and patient Johnny Matheny demonstrate how nerve reassignment and VR rehab work to advance prosthetic limb technology.
Society for Participatory Medicine
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
For updates, follow Casey’s tweets on the #CochraneForAll hashtag – tweets by her and tweets tagging her. Being friends with @MightyCasey Quinlan (one of our society’s earliest members) is an adventure. She’s at an important event, using patient travel funds she applied for from us, and this morning she started sending updates to some of us via chat … updates that just screamed to become a blog post.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Telehealth is a key component of healthcare for veterans, particularly those that live in remote areas. However, not all veterans are fortunate enough to own a connected device that can access these opportunities. In an effort to close that digital divide, the VA is expanding a program that can issue telehealth-compatible iPads in select cases.
Lloyd Price
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
The healthtech sector is currently one of the most dynamic in technology M&A. The market is responding to the perfect storm of financial, regulatory, technological and social change that is delivering significant challenges to health systems worldwide. Established healthcare providers struggle to respond to the reality of ageing populations, increasing patient demands, more expensive treatments, the rise of lifestyle diseases, data protection and security and immense pressure to reduce the c
Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist
If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Born directly from its acquisition of Twine Health earlier this year, Fitbit Care is a connected health platform for health plans, employers, and health systems.
Society for Participatory Medicine
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Here’s the latest in a series of interviews with outstanding speakers we’ve lined up for the Society for Participatory Medicine’s second annual conference on Oct. 17 in Boston. Register here. Embracing participatory medicine has helped Gabe Howard @GabeHoward29 manage his bipolar and anxiety disorders, and allowed him to become an award-winning writer, mental health activist, speaker and educator on a topic that stigmatizes so many.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Participants in Humana's wellness program will be first in line for Fitbit Care, a platform that gives users a variety of health tracking and coaching tools. Fitbit's offering comes less than a year after it acquired the health coaching platform Twine Health.
Morning eHealth
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
HHS report on interagency data sharing — Hurricane helpers
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Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Fresh Tri, a healthy behavior app developed through a partnership between neuroscience-focused design firm engagedIN and Walmart, will be rolled out this week for Walmart employees staffing 4,700 retail locations, the two companies announced here at Health 2.0 in Santa Clara, California.
Insulin Nation
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Purdue University, in collaboration with the Indiana University of Medicine, has released initial results on the first minimally invasive therapy to successfully reverse Type 1 diabetes within 24 hours and maintain insulin independence for at least 90 days, a preclinical animal study shows. The therapy injects under the skin a collagen formulation mixed with pancreatic cells which then acts as a mini-pancreas while the islet cells are active.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
HHS is pushing providers—particularly those in rural areas—to take advantage of telemedicine to increase access to medication-assisted addiction treatment.
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