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Health informatics and why participatory healthcare is key to its future

Society for Participatory Medicine

In order to advance healthcare, improve efficiency and care coordination, and make it easier for health information to be shared between different covered entities, electronic health records needed to be adopted. Health Informatics Trend #3: Health Data Analytics.

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Tech-enabled healthcare: What exactly is it? Funding, IPO's and Future Trends

Lloyd Price

Wearable devices: Wearable devices, such as fitness trackers and smartwatches, can be used to track patients' health data, such as heart rate, blood pressure, and sleep patterns. This data can be shared with healthcare providers to help them monitor patients' health and identify any potential problems early on.