By Peter Cohan, Contributor | Apr 5, 2020, 10:30am EDT The world’s healthcare system is straining to meet the surge in demand. Because the health risks of patients and doctors being in the same room is so high, non-urgent medical care is on the back burner. Telemedicine — in which patients and doctors connect via [...]
German-based Ralf Jahns, MD at Research2Guidance, explains the role of different stakeholders in fighting COVID-19. By Ralf-Gordon Jahns | April 01, 2020 | mobihealthnews.com The coronavirus is spreading around the world exponentially. Governments, healthcare providers, and businesses are introducing drastic measures to slow down the spreading of the virus. There is a strong belief among [...]
The CDC could use the info to track compliance with stay-at-home orders By Kim Lyons Mar 29, 2020, 8:57am EDT | TheVerge.com Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge US government officials are using cellphone location data from the mobile ad industry —not data from the carriers themselves— to track Americans’ movements during the coronavirus outbreak, the Wall [...]
The Medical Futurist | 8 min | 26 March 2020 Artificial intelligence does wonders in healthcare. The technology helped issue the first COVID-19 warning before the WHO and CDC did so. It can slash the phenomenon of alarm fatigue. IBM’s Watson Health leverages the power of A.I. to bring drugs to the market faster. And it does so while cutting costs [...]
by Katherine Dupree, RIoT — March 25, 2020 | WRAL TechWire Editor’s note: RIoT, the internet of things users group based in Raleigh, on Friday hosted a webinar with numerous thought leaders in the NC tech community to discuss the coronavirus pandemic. WRAL TechWire requested RIoT to share a recap of the event so the tech [...]
By Nicole Lama | DHIT Intern | March 25, 2020 There's a proverb that says: "Kind words are worth so much and cost so little.” In other words, it costs nothing to offer a compliment to your neighbor, but you may have just made her day. Your neighbor might find you later and tell you: [...]
