By Kevin Truong, MedCity News | September 13, 2018 Apple Watch's entry into the device world garnered a ton of attention and praise, but a good portion of observers have reservations about whether it will truly move the needle in healthcare. Apple’s big news that it received FDA clearance for [...]
The Medical Futurist | September 11, 2018 When it’s difficult to draw a line between health IT and digital health, the “Gary-rule” as a general rule of thumb could help. It means that any tech-related issue in a healthcare setting that Gary, the IT guy can solve belongs to health [...]
The Medical Futurist | September 8, 2018 Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp, Skype, Gmail, iMessage, text message, phone call – a billion ways to connect with fellow humans in the digital world. Why is it then that loneliness levels are rising? Can technologies alleviate feeling alone? Samantha, the technological female self [...]
The Medical Futurist | September 6, 2018 Fitbit? Apple Watch? Lumo? Garmin? Pebble? Would you like to track your fitness level, muscle activity, and heart rate to know whether your workout plan is working? Did you have heart problems and would you like to keep track of your ECG or [...]
By Rose Meltzer, Fierce Healthcare | August 29, 2018 There’s a lot of buzz about digital health these days. Some say the latest high-tech tools have the potential to revolutionize not only healthcare, but health itself. But what consumers actually want to use—or are able to use—is sometimes overlooked. Now [...]
By Bill Siwicki, Healthcare IT News | August 29, 2018 By deploying a mental health IT platform, Comprehensive Mental Health Services provided evidence-based, self-care interventions to combat depression and anxiety. Comprehensive Mental Health Services in Independence, Missouri partnered with mental health IT vendor myStrength, a digital behavioral healthcare platform to [...]
