A new Accenture survey notes that although healthcare execs are investing in AI and IoT, 81 percent of them said they aren't prepared to face the societal and liability issues that may require them to explain their AI's decisions and actions.
Blockchain-based systems could automate many administrative tasks in healthcare and remove human error from payment processing and claim adjudication, which can improve accuracy and reduce costs.
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.
IoT devices that can monitor heart rate, blood pressure, glucose and other functions, generate thousands of data points daily, but clinicians may not have the time to drink from that fire hose.
Three surveys from Accenture discuss Americans' adoption of virtual care, the frequency of data breaches among healthcare consumers and the growing popularity of the Internet of Health Things.
The CEO of a virtual care company muses on how the Internet of Things, Big Data, digital health and artificial intelligence can prove their value to healthcare in 2017 and beyond.
In theory, the IoT market opportunity in healthcare is unlimited, but the technology is a long way from reaching its full potential, according to panelists at the Connected Health Conference.
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.
Spirometrix wants to see nearly 20 percent of pulmonologists and allergists using the Fenom Pro sensor by 2020.
The launch is the first in a planned series of personal health programs aimed at empowering older, at-risk patients to get healthy and prevent chronic diseases.
The Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center will team up with the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences to apply wearable sensors and nutritional insights to "provide people with entirely new awareness into health and wellness," the two companies said.
Engineering researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a battery-operated injectable computer with a radio antenna that can transmit data to a device located up to 12 inches outside of the body.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Insiders come up with shortcuts, and they often stick. This one, from an outsider, probably won't.
The printed memory sensors are relatively cheap to produce and can retain data for 10 years. Among the applications are verifying the authenticity of drugs to patient verification for wristbands.
CB Insights highlights some of the interesting healthcare applications for the Internet of Things from swallowable sensors to smart glasses.
A remote monitoring business, People Power, launched an Indiegogo campaign this week to promote its Presence Pro Care sensor tech aimed at caregivers.
What is stopping us?