Walgreens creates Center for Health & Wellbeing Research
By working with academic partners like Johns Hopkins Medicine, Walgreens has launched the center, which contains a plethora of studies on topics ranging from digital health to HIV.
Living in the moment: Point-of-care market tops $18B
The point-of-care transformation is well underway as healthcare and tech companies dive into a market now worth over $18 billion a year.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
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.
‘Moneyball’ meets medicine: DePodesta joins Topol at Scripps
After reading Dr. Eric Topol's latest book, New York Mets executive Paul DePodesta was struck by the parallels between baseball and medicine when it comes to crunching data.
Applying Moneyball principles to healthcare
Paul DePodesta, the brains behind the statistical strategies in Moneyball, likens the business strategies of baseball to healthcare.
Topol: Clinical trials offer exciting examples of convergence of digital health and drug development
Dr. Eric Topol said, "When I wrote 'Creative Destruction of Medicine' four years ago there was zero convergence...Now there are so many examples."
Providers still lagging in patient engagement
Healthcare organizations and providers are still largely confused, or at least slow, when it comes to effective patient portals and other technologies that may help spur better patient engagement, according to a recent report from Chilmark Research. “…We found a marketplace long on potential, but short on results to date,” lead author Naveen Rao wrote […]
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
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.
Idea guy vs. the implementer: Two tech CEOs disagree on the promise of digital health
I wasn’t expecting the day to start off with a point/counterpoint about the state of digital health. Two tech leaders in San Diego gave completely opposite assessments on Thursday at the What’s Next Boomer Business Summit. Don Jones, the chief digital officer of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, talked about all the promise. David Inns, […]
Jones: Walgreens has the best app in the world
Don Jones of the Scripps Translational Science Institute says Walgreens has an answer to the question: What’s the ROI of digital health? The pharmacy’s app has been downloaded about 10 million times and it makes requesting a refill as easy as pressing a button. “Walgreens has the best app in the world,” he said. “It […]