By Laura Lovett | February 23, 2018 As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies take off in a gold rush-like fashion, players in the digital health field have jumped on board the cryptocurrency wagon. Some companies, like Nobel Prize contender George Church’s brainchild Nebula, are finding ways for the consumer to monetize [...]
By Drew Harwell and Carolyn Y. Johnson | February 19, 20198 By looking at the human eye, Google’s algorithms were able to predict whether someone had high blood pressure or was at risk of a heart attack or stroke, Google researchers said Monday, opening a new opportunity for artificial intelligence in [...]
By Bertalan Mesko | The Medical Futurist | February 2018 Digital Health is a cultural transformation, not just a set of new technologies. - by e-Patient Dave deBronkart and Dr. Bertalan Meskó. Preamble The doctor-patient relationship in healthcare is on the verge of a paradigm shift not seen for centuries [...]
By Michael Robinson | February 8, 2018 In what seems like ages ago, the advent of the fax machine promised to transform the integration of health providers across the spectrum of health care in the delivery of care. Today, of course, the medium has changed but the concept is alive [...]
By Erin Dietsche | February 7, 2018 Value-based care initiatives are the biggest drivers of healthcare technology spending this year, according to a new survey from Damo Consulting. Patient engagement and care management efforts came in as the number two drivers. The Illinois-based healthcare advisory firm surveyed 38 individuals from [...]
By Bertalan Mesko| February 2018 What if Dr. Alexa offered you the next appointment with your doctor in the Amazon Clinic? What if you could buy your prescription drugs in Amazon’s online pharmacy? What if you could get your personalized plaster cast from the 3D Printing Department? In light of [...]
