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In A Declining Consumer Tech Spending Forecast, Consumer Health Tech Will Grow in 2022: Reading the CTA Tea Leaves

Health Populi

However, there will be some bright spots of growth for consumer tech spending, for 5G smartphones, smart home applications, gaming, and health technologies, noted in the Consumer Technology Association’s CTA U.S. Consumer Technology One-Year Industry Forecast, 2018-2023. and hardware to fall by 1.4%

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Shaping the future of health technologies

Digital Leaders HealthTech

I’m a health systems guy and these lists are about health technologies that have moved health systems forward, rather than deep or niche technologies. simulated surgery, just like the popular old flight simulator video games!). We still do. Telemedicine . Originally posted here. More thought leadership.

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Only 1 in 4 People Over 50 Use a Mobile Health App – And They Tend to Be Healthier and Wealthier

Health Populi

One in 3 older people who use a mobile health app do so for exercise, followed by nutrition (currently adopted by 22% of older folks), weight loss (for 20%), and sleep (17%). Blood pressure apps are used by only 9% of older Americans, meditation 8%, and mobile apps for mental health and stress management used by only 5% of people 50 and over.

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Empowering the Behavioral Health System with Home-Based Technology Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Eric Elliott, CEO at Altruix It is an exciting time to be in the behavioral health industry. With all of the strides forward in behavioral health, it is easy to overlook the fact that this is also a challenging time to be in the field.

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Spotify Health: Big Tech's latest new entrant into Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Spotify plans to use Neko Health's technology to develop new features for its music streaming service, such as personalized playlists based on a user's health data. In 2022, the company launched a pilot program in the United States that provides mental health counseling to Spotify employees.

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The CES 2022 Tech Trends to Watch Have Everything To Do With Health/Care

Health Populi

That AI-powered counsel can emanate from the digital health technologies, apps, and algorithms that people are increasingly using — choosing to do so on their own, as well as adopting new tools based on health care provider and wellness coach recommendations (or “prescriptions”). That’s on average.

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Why have billion dollar digital health companies struggled since the pandemic?

Lloyd Price

The COVID-19 pandemic played a significant role in driving investment in digital health in 2020, as the need for remote healthcare solutions increased. This trend is expected to continue in the coming years as healthcare organizations and consumers increasingly adopt digital health technologies.