Patients in hospitals are monitored to keep track of their vital signs. Those in intensive care are connected to monitors that issue alerts when numbers get out of range, but the average patient is only checked at four-hour intervals throughout the day. This is the typical standard-of-care (SOC) method, but it can be slow to notice a rapid change for a vital sign such as body … [Read more...]
Can a Mobile App Improve Health?
Frequent readers of Health Tech Insider will know that I often bang the drum calling for more scientific evidence that wearables and other mobile health technology can actually produce the improved health outcomes and reduced costs that many of us (reasonably) expect from them. The good news is that the studies keep pouring in, and in almost all cases, the results are … [Read more...]
New Healthcare Models Deliver Savings
We write many articles about how technology is disrupting traditional healthcare models, improving outcomes while lowering costs.The problem is that these gains need to be more than just theory; we need to see documented cases where disruptive technology is having a positive impact. Here's another data point in the growing list of success stories. Accolade is an "on-demand … [Read more...]
Stanford Study Reveals Tracker Band Flaws
The task of measuring events, such as heartbeats, is relatively straightforward. When you try to infer information from a combination of measurements, however, it gets a bit trickier. It is possible that you end up missing key factors that are required in order to give an accurate result. And as we've mentioned before, we are well along in the process of transitioning from … [Read more...]
Study Proves Value of ECG Patch
Patients who have experience a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) often experience an irregular heartbeat due to paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). This condition places the patient at higher risk of another stroke or TIA, but it can be difficult to detect the condition reliably as it can occur at random intervals spread over a long period of time. The typical … [Read more...]
