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Coordinating medical care with multiple doctors and specialists can be tricky for patients. While a growing number of physicians, medical groups, and providers use electronic health records (EHRs) with patient portals, patient buy-in has been slow, according to Patient Data Access News. Patient portal proponents tout greater patient engagement, but patients are on their own … [Read more...]
Protect Hearing with Smartphone App [video]
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According to recommendations by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), working in an environment of 85 decibels (dB) for eight hours will expose you to the maximum allowed daily dose of sound. How loud is 85 db? It's quieter than most kitchen blenders. And for every 3 dB that the sound is louder, your exposure limit is cut in half. In other words, … [Read more...]
CES 2017: Smart Band for Dumb Watches [video]
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Smart watches are still struggling to gain traction in the market beyond early adopters, but they do have the potential to bring a wide range of functions to a convenient wearable device. With the right sensors, they can also provide useful Health Tech data such as heart rate and blood oxygen levels. The problem is that not everyone wants to spend about $300 or more for one of … [Read more...]
CES 2017: Smart Hearing Aid Connects to IoT [video]
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As we reported last month, the FDA won't enforce regulations requiring exams and prescriptions for hearing aids. And we predicted that we will see a lot of innovation -- and perhaps even lower-priced products -- to help people with impaired hearing in 2017. We didn't have long to wait; CES 2017 had many examples of new hearing assistance devices with a wide range of features. … [Read more...]
Fetal Heart Monitor Records Baby’s Heartbeat
Together with maternal health and assistance products such as Bongmi's Femometer and Ava Science's Ava for Women, digital Health Tech devices for new and expecting parents are becoming increasingly common. Hatch Baby's line of products for this market, including Hatch Baby Grow and Hatch Baby Rest, work with the same mobile device app, giving parents the advantage of a single … [Read more...]
