FDA to start reining in the Wild West of medical apps by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore, cnet.com The FDA says it is only regulating products that turn smartphones into medical devices it already oversees, such as apps that let your phone act as an electronic stethoscope or give feedback on CPR. The Wild West of mobile … Continue reading FDA reigning in medical apps
BioAid app turns the iPhone into a hearing aid Ben Coxworth, gizmag.com It’s so obvious when you think about it. The iPhone has a microphone, a computer that can process audio, and earphones – why not use it as hearing aid? That’s just what a group of scientists from the University of Essex have done, … Continue reading BioAid app turns iPhone into hearing aid
Information technology has revolutionalized financial services. So why is healthcare so far behind? Phil Fasano, Guest Contributor, gigaom.com The U.S. leads the world in healthcare expenditures – an astounding $2.7 trillion in 2012 and rising every year. Yet in one recent study of medical outcomes in the world’s most highly developed countries we ranked last. … Continue reading IT has disrupted finance so why is healthcare lagging behind?
Why IT is the core of the healthcare renaissance kevinmd.com Warning! I am a practicing doctor who sees real patients using an electronic medical record (EMR). My sole agenda is to provide the best patient care. I have no financial stake in information technology (IT). However, unlike the editorial board at… http://flip.it/YDFkX Related articles Practice … Continue reading Why health IT is the core of reform
Scanadu’s Medical Tricorder Will Measure Your Vital Signs In Seconds BY ARIEL SCHWARTZ, fastcoexist.com No more searching the medicine cabinet for the thermometer or being worried that your blood pressure is too high. Just hold this device up to your temple for a moment and you can start to track your health. It was less … Continue reading Scanadu tricorder
How Big Data Is Improving Healthcare Related articles Big Data To Become Powerful Driver Of IT Spending - Gartner (misco.co.uk) MIT Partners with hack/reduce to Bring Big Data to Healthcare (bostinno.com) New Report Shows How to Turn Big Data into Big Bucks (domo.com) Big Data Myths Persist (informationweek.com) Is Healthcare Big Data Ready For Prime … Continue reading How Big Data Is Improving Healthcare
Why America Must Address Rising Healthcare Costs Infographic Related articles There are 6 types of healthcare consumers; Which ones would you like to target? (medcitynews.com) When Allergies Attack - Asthma & Allergies in America [INFOGRAPHIC] (epicahealth.com) Do You Have 20/20 Vision or … Continue reading Why America Must Address Rising Healthcare Costs Infographic
Local firms at forefront of improving technology behind prosthetics - The Boston Globe. iWalk and Myomo are finding that people want to buy prosthetic robotics to improve their golf game or running. And some evidence suggest that regular use may help the buy reestablish neurological pathways that make them unnecessary in some medical applications. Related … Continue reading Personal robotics and prosthetics at Boston tech firms
Interesting article on the redesign of a medical device to match patient's usage and address low compliance. Innovative Ideas | Design Thinking | Continuum. Related articles Pediatric Medical Device Idea Campaign Now Online To Stimulate Early Stage Innovation (kauffman.org) Medi-Solve to Showcase Medical Device Coatings at MD&M West Show in Anaheim, California … Continue reading Continuum: anthro design consultancy reinvents medical devices to meet patient needs
HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society). This org shows jobs in HIT avg salary around 75k and extensive growth. Related articles HIMSS focuses on usability in guide to selecting mobile apps (healthtechinsights.com) Albany Medical Center vice president receives highest recognition (troyrecord.com) Drexel University Online and Leading Healthcare Association Collaborate for Higher Education Initiative (prweb.com) … Continue reading HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)
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