Simple scans boost security, speed check-ins and reduce errors. By Kevin Joy | HealthTechMagazine.net With a touch, a glance or a few spoken words, a person’s physical characteristics can offer a key step for authentication in healthcare. Biometric security technologies that might have once seemed futuristic are less jarring today for patients and providers accustomed to asking a [...]
By Zoë LaRock | Business Insider | Dec 24, 2019 At the end of 2018, we drummed up five predictions for digital health in 2019. And looking back on the year, several of our forecasts held up. Here's a glimpse at three predictions we got right (our past predictions are numbered below): 1. Amazon, Apple, or Google will [...]
Written by Built In Staff | BuiltIn.com | December 23, 2019 Developers across every industry are encouraged to be innovative in their approach to work. In healthcare, however, experimentation can feel a bit more high stakes when a company's mission is tethered to improving the lives of thousands of patients. This patient-first mentality drives developers from the following [...]
By Jennifer Kite-Powell | Forbes.com | Dec 19, 2019 In a 2018 Accenture Digital Health report, 75 percent of respondents said technology played an essential role in managing their health. When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) powered digital health and wearable devices, 72 percent said they’re willing to share their wearable data with their health insurance [...]
Teletherapy app Ayana matches users to licensed professionals based on their culture, race, and experiences. Can it help close the mental healthcare gap? BY RINA RAPHAEL | FastCompany | 12.08.2019 It was a cry for help that inspired entrepreneur Eric Coly to launch his startup. The former investment banker was approached by a close friend who [...]
More scrutiny, regulation, open standards: 16 specialists tell us what they expect to see in 2020. By Leontina Postelnicu |December 17, 2019 | HealthCare IT News Over the past year, we've seen a number of initiatives that aim to accelerate the use of digital tools and services for healthcare announced in Europe and the Middle East. Most [...]
