App Helps with Med Adherence [video]

by Alfred Poor | May 14, 2015 | Medical

According to the MediSafe website, more than 700,000 people ended up in the hospital in 2008, simply because they failed to take their medications as directed. Adherence to treatment has a major impact on the outcome. Whether the patient is elderly or just plain busy,...

Head Mounted Displays Continue to Appear

by Alfred Poor | May 13, 2015 | Health, Medical

As we’ve mentioned numerous times already, Google Glass is not the only game in town for head mounted displays. Industrial applications continue to drive the development of systems that give users access to digital information in a mobile, hands-free device. One...

Device Delivers Insulin Automatically [video]

by Alfred Poor | May 12, 2015 | Medical

Diabetes is a worldwide pandemic affecting about 347 million people, according to the World Health Organization. One of the biggest problems in regulating a patient’s blood sugar levels is that insulin must be administered multiple times throughout the day. For...

Mobile Health Attracts Venture Funding

by Alfred Poor | May 12, 2015 | Health, Medical

A new report from Mercom Capital Group indicates that venture capital funding for digital healthcare and information technology has fallen off dramatically since last year. In the first quarter of 2015, nearly half a billion dollars less was invested than in the third...

Smart Bottle Saves Lives and Money

by Alfred Poor | May 11, 2015 | Medical

People often speak of the “miracle of modern medicine” and how it saves lives. The most effective drugs in the world can be rendered worthless, however, if patients do not take them as prescribed. Adherence to treatment instructions is a major problem in...

Augmented Reality Improves Patient Visits [video]

by Alfred Poor | May 11, 2015 | Medical

As we’ve experienced repeatedly, technology can be a double-edged sword, often creating new problems as it solves old ones. One recent example is the case of electronic health records (EHR), which are mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in an effort to...