Extreme Network’s Bob Nilsson talks about why comprehensive network solutions are the way of the future for HIT, and why health organizations should invest in them now.In case you missed it, the world has gone mobile. Look up from your screen and look around; chances are, those around you are looking at screens, too. Innovation and consumer demand have led many an industry to its virtual tipping point. Now, healthcare is on the heels of its own tech-fueled transformation.What started with
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6 Reasons Why Healthcare Needs The Internet of Things (IoT)
Editor’s Note: Abhinav Shashank is the CEO & Co-founder at Innovaccer Inc., a datashop integrating complex data across multiple distributed sources to give healthcare organizations greater insights to provider better care.Technology can never replace humans because the ultimate decision-making authority always lies with the individual. He or she can, however, in the course of time, opt for technological solutions that simplify their work and bring about efficiency.Convenience. Efficiency.
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Big Cloud Analytics Rebrands as EVO Health, Launches Wellness Analytics App Platform
Big Cloud Analytics, an Atlanta-based real-time predictive analytics technology for the IoT enabled biometric data, announced it has rebranded the company to EVŌ. The rebranding marks a shift in the company’s business model and aligns with launch of the EVŌ™ app, which combines the best of data and behavioral science to deliver a personalized experience.“As the world of digital health continues to evolve, we’ve seen the lines between our work for the Enterprise and the value we deliver for
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How Wearable Technology Can Enhance Long Term Patient Care
Wearable technologies have been widely adopted by consumers to measure and track aspects of health. Bracelets can track steps and calorie burn, clothing can measure heart rate and VO2 levels. While adoption is slower in clinical settings some health care organizations have begun to integrate wearable technologies into patient care to create more opportunities for e-health programs and to create new data availability.Some wearable technologies developed for the healthcare sector are designed to
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Healthcare in the Gigabit Society: Improving Care by Improving Connectivity
Today’s technologies are expected to offer tremendous potential for innovation in the healthcare industry. In fact, the digital health market is expected to surpass $379 billion by 2024.The reasons behind this expected growth is two-fold; the current infrastructure in healthcare is already outdated, and the world around us continues to innovate.As communities become more connected and technology continues to be ingrained in almost every part of our life, healthcare needs to keep pace. Current
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New Digital Health Device Can Wirelessly Record & Transmit Patient Tremors in Real-Time
On Monday, digital healthcare innovation lab Klick Labs unveiled a digital health device that that wirelessly records and transmits patient tremors in real time. The proof of concept device named SymPulseTM Tele-Empathy Device was designed to help foster clinical empathy and better care for the more than 40 million people living with movement disorders in the U.S. alone.According to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, of the 10 million people living with the disease around the world, about
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HMicro Nabs $10.2M for “System-on-a-Chip” Biosensor Platform
HMicro Inc., a Fremont, CA-based startup has raised $10.2 million in Series C funding to expand and commercialize its "system-on-a-chip" biosensor platform technology for medical device manufacturers. The latest round included strategic investor partners that plan to commercialize HMicro's healthcare products throughout various healthcare markets. Starting in 2008, HMicro started manufacturing a new generation silicon-based wireless sensing platform and associated subsystem products for medical
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Samsung, Nestlé Partner to Develop New Digital Health, Nutrition Platform
Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center and Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences has announced a digital health collaboration to harness the healthcare IoT and nutrition science to provide deep insights into healthy living. As part of the partnership, both parties will work towards the development of a new digital health platform to provide more personal and meaningful insights that inspire healthy living.Nestlé , Samsung Collaboration DetailsThe digital health collaboration aims to
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Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Patient Engagement?
A recent article in The Commonwealth Fund blog, “Envisioning a Digital Health Advisor,” raises the question of being able to use smartphone apps to get real-time, accurate and personalized guidance for health concerns. While one can envision the convenience, affordability and peace of mind that would result from their use, such services face a number of hurdles before they become reality. As a result, the “digital revolution” has not yet greatly affected most people’s interactions with the
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Organizations Collaborate to Forge Healthcare Internet of Things
AllSeen Alliance, a cross-industry collaboration to advance the healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) through the AllJoyn® open source software is partnering with Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHA), a membership association formed by Continua, mHealth Summit and HIMSS to transform healthcare through personalized, interoperable connected health solutions.
PCHA publishes the Continua Design Guidelines, an open implementation framework for interoperability of personal connected health
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