By Linying Dong | December 10, 2019 12.51pm EST | theconversation.com Recently Ontario released its Digital First for Health strategy — aiming to further digitize health care and end the problem of overcrowded hospitals and “hallway medicine.” While applauding the government’s continuous effort to improve quality health care through digital health, one can’t help wonder about the bumpy [...]
By Bryan AdamsSherri Gerber-Somers | December 10, 2019 | ManagedHealthCareExecutive.com Engaging older adults in their healthcare can be challenging, particularly when engagement means adopting technology that feels foreign. With 76% of older adults in the U.S. intending to stay in their homes, according to AARP, tech services can have a huge impact on their independence and [...]
By Dean Koh | HealthCareITNews.com | December 04, 2019 02:37 AM Hear from Japanese and international speakers about the latest developments in digital health at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Japan 2019 conference. The Health 2.0 Asia - Japan conference first started in 2015 and to mark its 5th anniversary this year, it has been [...]
By Laura Lovett | MobiHealthNews | December 03, 2019 The digital health field saw an increase in women leadership in 2019, but the pace of change remains relatively slow, according to a new Rock Health report. Across the board the percentage of female executives at Fortune 500 health care companies, female partners at venture funds active in digital health and [...]
By Greg Licholai | Forbes.com | Dec 2, 2019, 10:00am Imagine having to choose from over 14,000 different treatment scenarios to decide which drugs might be best for a child or a loved one affected by epilepsy. This is what faces many families according to the experts at Stanford and doc.ai who have announced a new [...]
By Christina Farr | CNBC.com | SUN, DEC 1 20199:45 AM EST When Carolyn Jasik recruits doctors to work at Omada Health, where she’s the chief medical officer, she has product developers vet the top candidates to make sure they’re the right fit. Jasik, a trained physician, has seen numerous well-funded companies in digital health struggle, [...]
