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From predictions to prisoners: 5 blogs you need to read about innovation in healthcare

Some of the more interesting blogs published by our MedCitizens in January 2014 focused on patient engagement in healthcare, wearables, crowdfunding predictions and healthcare trends to watch this year.

Four healthcare trends to watch in 2014

by Kyle Dolbow, President of Vree Health

2014 will continue to be a year of transformation as the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the changes it represents ripple through the healthcare industry. From conversations with healthcare providers across the country, Vree Health has identified four key issues providers face in the coming year–and beyond. Continue reading here.






The pros and cons of the use of text messages between healthcare providers and patients

by Iris Thiele Isip Tan, MD

The Philippines is the Texting Capital of the World. Check out this infographic, which says that in 2009, Filipino subscribers sent an average of 600 text messages a month vs 420 for their US counterparts.

Imagine then the possibilities for mHealth. Previously, the mHealth Observatory defined mHealth –

mHealth, enabled by mobile phones and other wireless computing devices (mDevices), is the revolutionary adoption of new communication patterns in healthcare that is stimulating the introduction of Participatory Health.

As a healthcare provider, do you give your personal mobile number if a patient asks for it? Why or why not? Continue reading here.

Healthcare software innovation: Why in-house accelerators are better

by Naomi Fried, PhD

Considering that Boston is home to some of the country’s best medical, scientific and technological minds, it is little surprise that the city has a vibrant startup ecosystem. That ecosystem lowers barriers to creating groundbreaking innovations, connecting innovators to funding, mentorship and human capital. Yet, it isn’t very well-suited to help health care software innovators, who face a unique set of challenges. Continue reading here.




What’s the next hot new wearable tracker? Prisoner ankle bracelets

by Lisa Suennen

I am clearly on a digital health kick, blog-wise, as I look back on my last few posts. Having spent time at both CES and the JP Morgan Healthcare conference, where digital health was a hot topic, it seems that the subsector is definitely having its day in the sun. I was particularly honored to be named among the 2013 “Top 50 in Digital Health” by a group comprised of Rock Health, Goldman Sachs, Silicon Valley Bank, and Fenwick & West. There are some pretty smart people on the list with me and it is very gratifying to be in such great company (nice article about the list by Wade Roush at Xconomy can be read HERE).

On the other hand, I was feeling a little inadequate being on the list without my own digital health start-up to show for it. Continue reading here.

Top 10 crowdfunding predictions for 2014

by Robert Hoskins

A strong crowdfunding industry will benefit all of us – entrepreneurs raising money, citizens building better communities, domain experts looking for jobs and service providers looking for customers.

Based on almost 25 years of experience working in advertising, PR, and publishing business, I have identified these 10 initiatives that will help this happen. These are the changes that we need to make to build a successful crowdfunding industry. Continue reading here.


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