A top gaming expert believes that gaming technologies have important applications in healthcare but the term "gamification of health" should be jettisoned.
It is an enormous challenge for digital health entrepreneurs to convince healthcare organizations to adopt their technology. But in the process of validating their products through pilot studies, they also need to avoid pitfalls that could undermine their business.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Ayogo, a Vancouver-based digital health company, has raised $2.5 million in a Series A round to boost sales and marketing for a gaming platform to encourage people with chronic conditions to stay on their care plans. The funding came from a syndicate of investors consisting of Merck Global Health Innovations along with Excel Venture Management and […]
When Dr. Joyce Lee, a pediatric endocrinologist and associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical School, talks about the origins of a patient-centered participatory design initiative in the Ann Arbor community, it begins with her son. She temporarily relocated her family to California as part of a sabbatical, and developed a series […]
One of the side effects of multiple sclerosis, a disease that strips nerves of a protective layer called myelin in the central nervous system, is impaired mobility. The estimated 2.3 million people affected by the disease are left with balance issues that can cause frequent falls. A study published in Radiology suggests that adding a […]
An entrepreneur has started an Indiegogo campaign to support a digital health platform that inserts family pictures into gaming and art therapy activities. The aim is to help Alzheimer's disease patients and others battling neurological conditions as they struggle with memory loss. MemVu wants to add apps to the program to make it more flexible to use.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.