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Topic: health IT

iPad-based communication therapy puts data analytics behind BostonU speech-language research

iPad-based communication therapy puts data analytics behind BostonU speech-language research

May 9, 2013 5:33 pm by | 0 Comments

Through a phenomenon called plasticity, the human brain has an amazing capacity to repair some parts itself after injury. That’s why people who experience brain damage undergo rehabilitation that includes ... Read more
Here are 5 secret arts of app store optimization

Here are 5 secret arts of app store optimization

May 9, 2013 12:19 pm by | 0 Comments

Nothing’s more seductive to a hip business owner than the next ’big thing’ in marketing (remember QR codes?) and lately, everyone’s been abuzz over app store Optimization (ASO). However, it’s ... Read more
MassChallenge founder: A widening “funnel of experimentation” is giving rise to accelerators

MassChallenge founder: A widening “funnel of experimentation” is giving rise to accelerators

May 9, 2013 8:14 am by | 0 Comments

Akhil Nigam and John Harthorne left their jobs at Bain & Company in 2009, with the U.S. economy in the dumps, feeling an urge to help restore focus on entrepreneurs ... Read more
N.Y. eHealth’s next digital health class will add patient, caregiver workflow

N.Y. eHealth’s next digital health class will add patient, caregiver workflow

May 8, 2013 5:12 pm by | 1 Comments

It was graduation day for the eight members of New York eHealth Collaborative’s inaugural class for its digital health accelerator. But the second class, already in the planning stages, will ... Read more
Picking the perfect fitness wristband: FuelBand, Up, Flex, or Basis

Picking the perfect fitness wristband: FuelBand, Up, Flex, or Basis

May 8, 2013 3:41 pm by | 0 Comments

There are four major players in the fitness wristband business now: FitBit, Jawbone, Nike, and Basis. They’re jockeying prices and features to get your dollars, but sometimes it’s hard to ... Read more
3 things that will help telemedicine go mainstream and win over pessimists

3 things that will help telemedicine go mainstream and win over pessimists

May 8, 2013 10:05 am by | 0 Comments

There was a feeling of cautious optimism among many of the attendees of the annual American Telemedicine Association conference this year in Austin that attitudes towards telemedicine are shifting shifted ... Read more
Beyond the activity tracker: 4 intriguing uses for wearable sensors in health research

Beyond the activity tracker: 4 intriguing uses for wearable sensors in health research

May 8, 2013 12:13 am by | 1 Comments

Wearable sensors are getting a lot of buzz in the consumer health world right now, but there’s a whole other world where the applications for body sensors are getting even ... Read more
Cool science: Pinpoint causes of high blood pressure in this computer model

Cool science: Pinpoint causes of high blood pressure in this computer model

May 7, 2013 8:05 pm by | 0 Comments

  High blood pressure dramatically increases the risk of a stroke or heart attack and so is one of the biggest silent killers in the Western world. But while there ... Read more
WebMD top management steps down

WebMD top management steps down

May 7, 2013 5:01 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - WebMD Health Corp said Chief Executive Cavan Redmond, appointed last June, will be leaving as the health information provider reported a narrower quarterly loss.Shares of the company were ... Read more
A diabetes doctor’s wish list for mobile health

A diabetes doctor’s wish list for mobile health

May 7, 2013 4:09 pm by | 0 Comments

The daily testing and monitoring responsibilities for diabetes patients has made them, and their physicians, a prime target for mobile health products and services. But research suggests that even in ... Read more
Iron Yard sets up first digital health accelerator in Southeast US

Iron Yard sets up first digital health accelerator in Southeast US

May 7, 2013 12:00 pm by | 0 Comments

Digital health entrepreneurs in the Southeast now have a new source of help for launching a company: The Iron Yard in Spartanburg, SC. The organization has already had one class ... Read more
The problem with big data in health? Too much focus on technology instead of people/process

The problem with big data in health? Too much focus on technology instead of people/process

May 7, 2013 10:14 am by | 0 Comments

One of the great things about going to industry conferences is hearing people who are skilled presenters — meaning they can explain things that everyone probably notices, but do so ... Read more
Robots to link San Fernando Valley hospitals together

Robots to link San Fernando Valley hospitals together

May 7, 2013 9:40 am by | 0 Comments

Robots that will link five San Fernando Valley hospitals together were unveiled Monday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, where experts said the new technology will create a first of ... Read more
The rise of telepresenters: an emerging job in telemedicine industry

The rise of telepresenters: an emerging job in telemedicine industry

May 7, 2013 9:00 am by | 0 Comments

As the telemedicine industry matures in the US, there’s a job that at least one provider anticipates will grow in demand in the next few years: telepresenters.They are a bit ... Read more
Watson will be better than docs and other sweeping predictions from a tech optimist

Watson will be better than docs and other sweeping predictions from a tech optimist

May 6, 2013 9:59 pm by | 1 Comments

“I wouldn’t be surprised if within two to three years, they didn’t have an app that could diagnose my (heart) health better than my cardiologist can.”That was just one of ... Read more