Withings Joins Nokia to Accelerate Developments in Health Tech

by Bruce Brown | April 27, 2016 | General News, Health

Ordinarily on Health Tech Insider, we write about the newest and still-in-the-labs Health Tech products. Recently, however, two well-known international companies announced an acquisition that could strengthen both enterprises in the Health Tech market. One of the...

New Partnership Tracks Discharged Patients [video]

by Alfred Poor | April 27, 2016 | General News, Medical

The HealthPatch MD From Vital Connect is a wearable sensor patch that we’ve covered before at Health Tech Insider. It has FDA clearance and CE approval, and is able to monitor eight vital signs and biometric measurements: Single-Lead ECG, Heart Rate, RR...

Filters May Protect Your Eyes from Blue Light [video]

by Bruce Brown | April 26, 2016 | General News, Health

We might as well face it. Most of us spend a great amount of time daily looking at device screens. Computers, tablets, and smartphones are marvelous for all the access to information, communication, entertainment, and creative opportunities they present. What’s...

Google Glass Offers Solution to EHR Problems [video]

by Alfred Poor | April 26, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health

Google Glass is dead, right? Then how come Augmedix just announced $17 million in new investment from five leading healthcare systems across the U.S.? The fact is that augmented reality (AR) is finding a home at the enterprise level, and one particularly successful...

Diabetes Digital Health Coach Massive Trial in U.K.

by Bruce Brown | April 25, 2016 | General News, Health

Sometimes it takes a village; other times, a whole lot more. A massive test of Type I and Type II diabetes management is launching in the U.K. The bottom line is that a smartphone coaching app will help patients stay informed about and self-manage their disease,...

AMA Backs More Healthcare Innovation [video]

by Alfred Poor | April 25, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

Innovation doesn’t just happen. Hundreds — even thousands — of people have great ideas every year, but these concepts need to be nurtured and tested, refined and developed, before they can be turned into viable products and services. One of the ways...