An all-in-one health analyzer that weighs less than five pounds, can diagnose 15 health conditions and records vital health metrics like blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature without any pokes or pinches — sounds like science fiction, right? Nope. More than than 300 teams applied to be part of the $10 million Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, […]
Eighteen companies from outside healthcare have entered the medtech market, including Qualcomm, Sony, Verizon, AT&T, Canon, Samsung and Motorola, according to PwC’s latest report on medtech and innovation. While medtech companies still work to chip away slowly at what innovation means–literally without a definition, big companies from the tech and IT space dive in. “I […]
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.
The complexities of how the brain processes information will soon be found on microchips. The technology could lead to a new generation of innovative medical devices and poses some exciting applications for the medical industry. Qualcomm CTO Matt Grob said it will partner with researchers, startups and other companies to design and manufacture chips with […]
http://youtu.be/djVMu8kL_po Heavyweight Philips announced it partnered with Accenture to bring a Google Glass patient data delivery proof-of-concept to life. This means it’s not just startups investing and innovating in the Google Glass space in healthcare anymore. Above, watch the (highly disclaimed) video of the proof-of-concept. It’s the early days, but this is the first bold […]
The push for regular interaction between patients and doctors, for mHealth and for data transparency has only begun. But the results from Scripps Translational Science Institute‘s research may add even more fuel to the flame for mHealth and patient engagement. The organization will study whether integrating wireless, medtech and social networks can bring down the […]
Crowdfunding isn’t just for raising money, at least in the eyes of digital health company Scanadu. The startup, which is vying for the $10 million Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE with its medical scanner, brought in some $1.2 million through crowdfunding platform indiegogo earlier this year. But it also did something interesting that might become more common […]
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.
Telecomm giant Qualcomm Technologies Inc. is no stranger to the world of connected health, but its interest in healthcare actually reaches much further than that. Today, Qualcomm CTO Matt Grob was a panelist on the first in a series of science and tech-focused Google+ Hangouts organized by the Obama administration called “We the Geeks.” He […]