In order to effectively address the nursing shortage, hospitals must embrace three key products on the market that has been proven to alleviate nurse burnout, according to Syl Trepanier, chief nursing officer at Providence.
Providers should adopt wearable tech to improve the patient experience and their own efficiency, writes an executive from a health consultancy helping hospitals with their digital strategies.
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.
Triax is tapping into IBM Watson's Personality Insights API to mine social media and other data sources, then combine those sentiments with data from the sensor to help measure risk of head injury from sports. It's also building Q&A functionality into its consumer app.
New, wearable technology not only helps monitor symptoms automatically, it may be able to predict seizures and disease progression in patients with neurological disorders.
The three-week pilot is intended to be a proof of concept to see whether clinicians and patients like the wearable monitors.
Vital Connect’s patch and companion mobile app to track data such as heart rhythms and falls has received 501(k) clearance for home monitoring use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a company statement. The milestone reflects a big push for different ways to flag up potential problems before they require readmissions or […]
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.
I don’t think our Bay Area health IT reporter Dan Verel wears a Jawbone UP. If he did, he would have been in the minority of the Napa/Sonoma/Vallejo/Berkley users who didn’t wake up during the Sunday morning earthquake in Northern California. When I texted him yesterday to make sure he was OK, he replied, “Yup, […]
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 […]
One critique of wearables I heard recently was a side note to the “it’s always the healthiest people in the room” issue. David Inns, CEO of GreatCall, named one of the challenges to widespread adoption of wearable technology: Where do you buy these things? Obviously people who want to optimize their workout or figure out […]
In the near future, medtech may take a cue from rock music. Indie musician Imogen Heap and her team of scientists and designers have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise 200,000 pounds by May 3 to fund production of a data glove that can translate the wearer’s motion into sound. While the wireless data glove’s first purpose […]
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Just about a year ago, Orlando Portale, chief innovation officer at Palomar Health, a public health district in San Diego County, was driving up the California coast to the investment summit put on by former national health IT coordinator Dr. David Brailer. “This term ‘Glassomics’ just popped into my head,” he said. Soon after, Portale […]
Which company has more potential to make healthcare safer, cheaper or better? Vote for Pristine’s EyeSight or Evena Medical.
We just talked about how to move digital health beyond the healthiest people in the room. Many of the wearable companies who have survived to this round of the Wearables Sweet 16 are doing just that. Instead of tracking steps taken or floors climbed, these companies are aiming to diagnose breast cancer sooner, increase access […]
Wearable tech accelerator/incubator Stained Glass Labs has taken a stab at breaking down the Internet of Things and wearable technology space in this infographic. It points out that three categories — Smart Security, Smart Networks and Smart Identity will underpin this space. They’re essential to providing communication between these devices. It also points to some […]