by Alfred Poor | February 28, 2017 | General News, Medical
In the U.S. alone, we spend up to $300 billion extra every year in unnecessary healthcare costs, simply because people do not take their medications as prescribed. When you consider that more than half of the people in the country live with at least one chronic...
by Bruce Brown | February 24, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Patients with diseases such as diabetes and prostate cancer or who need long-term regimens of painkillers, chemotherapy, or hormones often find it difficult to take their medication as prescribed. When it’s imperative that different medications are taken in the...
by Bruce Brown | February 15, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Managing diabetes can be a bear. Newly diagnosed patients often receive prescriptions for multiple medications and suddenly find themselves tasked with taking blood samples, using glucosometers, and administering insulin injections. They also have to commit to...
by Bruce Brown | February 10, 2017 | General News, Medical
Electronic medical records (EMRs) sound like a sure win. Standardized record keeping, central source data storage, and universal access to a single patient’s records by approved care professionals would seem to be great, at least in theory. Proposed benefits...
by Alfred Poor | February 9, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Digital electronic Health Tech devices require a source of power in order to collect data and communicate it to other devices so that it can be put to practical use. When these devices are worn outside the body, it can be a relatively simple matter to change batteries...
