The Medical Futurist | March 26, 2019 Who owns medical and genetic data? How to regulate gene editing? Where is the boundary of enhancing physical or cognitive human capabilities? What to do with biological differences widening the gap of the haves and have-nots? Could we define where is the boundary [...]
By Glenn Llopis, Forbes | March 24, 2019 This is Part 3 of a six-part series on Healthcare in the Age of Personalization. Part 2 is here. Healthcare seems to be in a constant state of transition, as organizations move from fee-for-service to value-based business models. But if we’re not simultaneously [...]
By Karen Hao, MIT Technology Review | March 23, 2019 Hospital intensive care units can be frightening places for patients. And for good reason. In the US, the ICU has a higher mortality rate than any other hospital unit—between 8% and 19%, totaling roughly 500,000 deaths a year. Those who [...]
By Arundhati Parmar, MedCity News | March 22, 2019 A top gaming expert believes that gaming technologies have important applications in healthcare but the term "gamification of health" should be jettisoned. The former chief game designer at Google and reportedly an early employee in what became LucasArts Entertainment has something [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | March 21, 2019 With telehealth and telemedicine bills scattered across Capitol Hill like cherry blossoms in the springtime sun, a group of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle is looking to help Congress develop a cohesive connected health strategy. The Congressional Telehealth Caucus [...]
By Jacqueline Renfrew, Fierce Healthcare | March 20, 2019 WASHINGTON—Healthcare players shouldn't fear rapid industry change and growing emphasis on consumerism, experts said. American Hospital Association President Rick Pollack addressed two main disruptive forces changing healthcare in his opening remarks at a panel discussion Wednesday on innovative ways to meet the needs of communities and [...]
