David Lee Scher, MD is director at DLS HEALTHCARE CONSULTING, LLC, which concentrates in mobile health technology clinical research design and implementation. A former cardiac electrophysiologist, clinical trial primary investigator, human subject research committee chairman, Medicare advisory committee member, Dr. Scher was also a medical device industry key opinion leader for 20 years.
The technology industry has been buzzing of late because of the big players entering the wearable sensor market. We are very familiar with Misfit, Nike’s Fuelband and the Fitbit for some time. Others investing into the sector include Intel, Microsoft, Apple and Samsung. There is no doubt that the inertia for fitness trackers is undergoing […]
Business models, costs of development, regulatory requirements, and audiences differ significantly between apps designed for wellness and those made for managing chronic conditions. However, the same qualities will ultimately determine their success.
A new report from Relatient, A Data-Driven Guide to Patient Access Succes, highlights how focusing on data accuracy and relevance can enhance the performance of healthcare practices.
The Proteus Digital Health biosensor pill has ramifications that transcend earnings for the company or a few patents. It is the perfect convergence of sensors, remote monitoring and mobile health and it is clinical enough to be on doctors' radar.
There are now over 13,000 health, fitness, and medical apps available. In a previous post I discussed “Five creative and necessary ways of getting medical apps adopted.” Specifically they were incorporating medical apps in informatics, utilization in schools for health education, government initiatives regarding digital technologies, medical apps in EHR clinical decision support tools, and […]
The SCOTUS decision regarding the ACA will bring millions of more covered lives into the healthcare system. There is no debate that this will significantly increase the cost of healthcare. This creates a more pressing need for cost-saving technologies. In a previous post I discussed ways in which the SCOTUS decision on healthcare reform would […]