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Managing the Risks of Fast-Growing Digital Health

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the field across many industry segments. Thus, the industry must focus on the range of risks that can be mitigated from cyber-attacks to human error and system failures. How to deal? Those risks do not naturally fit, Beazley says, into traditional insurance silos.

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Healthcare Just Got SMAC’ed – Accenture’s Post-Digital Era for Health

Health Populi

Social, mobile, analytics and the cloud now underpin the health care industry. Five trends comprise the Vision: DARQ Power, the acronym for D istributed ledger technology, A rtificial intelligence (AI), extended R eality, and Q uantum computing. ” bubble chart of industry positions.

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Why CES 2022 Will Be Keynoted by a Health Care Executive

Health Populi

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced that Robert Ford, CEO and President of Abbott, will give a keynote speech at CES 2022, the world’s largest annual convention of the technology industry. THINK: cars, comms, and care.

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The Growth of Emerging Consumer Electronics Categories Adds to Digital Health Platforms

Health Populi

“Virtual and augmented reality, while most known for gaming, are being piloted in industrial and medical settings,” CTA also notes. Both cars (as a “third space” for health) and homes will grow as health hubs for consumers, which I discuss in my book, HealthConsuming.

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2018: Shifting Healthcare’s Mindset to the Mobile Patient

Mobile Health Matters

This past year, 2017, has been a challenging year for many industries, and healthcare is certainly no exception. Not only are there major challenges connected to an increasingly aging population and outdated healthcare infrastructure, but the industry is also adapting to the policies associated with a new presidential administration.

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Digital Health | How emerging technologies are driving a revolution in healthcare

Waracle

Today, it’s emerging technologies that are the powerhouse driving healthcare’s advancements and patient-centered care, supporting ease of access and affordability, and vastly improving the quality of life in ways previously only dreamed of. We’re a long, long way from that pager now. Big Data and Predictive Analytics in Healthcare.

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How emerging technologies are driving a revolution in healthcare

Waracle

Today, it’s emerging technologies that are the powerhouse driving healthcare’s advancements and patient-centred care, supporting ease of access and affordability, and vastly improving the quality of life in ways previously only dreamed of. We’re a long, long way from that pager now. Big Data and Predictive Analytics in Healthcare.