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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Healthcare Internet of Things Market to Reach $163B by 2020
The global healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) market is expected to grow from $32 billion in 2015 to $163. billion by 2020, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 38.1%, according to a new market report by MarketandMarkets. North America is expected to be the largest market on the basis of market size and digital health advancements.
Defining Healthcare Internet of Things (IoT)
The IoT in Healthcare terminology is used to define the implementation of the IoT-based technology solutions
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