CVS Expands MinuteClinic Virtual Video Visits

by Bruce Brown | October 28, 2019 | Medical

Virtual healthcare takes many forms, which is a good thing because diverse patient communities cannot be served well by a single model. Whether you call it telehealthcare, telemedicine, or perhaps most accurately “remote healthcare,” distinct populations...

Connected Inhaler Tracks Doses

by Alfred Poor | October 28, 2019 | Medical

For patients with chronic breathing conditions — such as asthma — an inhaler literally can be a lifesaver. The devices are small, portable, and provide nearly instant relief through a dose of medication. But they are not without their limitations. How well...

Monitor Your Meditation with a Smart Ring [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 25, 2019 | Health

We first looked at Helsinki-based Oura‘s sleep and activity tracking Oura Ring in 2017. Oura released a new version of the Oura Ring earlier this year and more recently added Moment, an app-directed feature to help wearers quantify the impact of meditation, breathing...

Smart Insole Detects Diabetic Foot Ulcers

by Bruce Brown | October 24, 2019 | Health

The CDC reports that between 10% and 15% of people with diabetes will develop diabetic foot ulcers during their lives. With more than 30 million diabetics in the U.S. and 84 million-plus with pre-diabetes, early foot ulcer detection gives patients the best way to...

“Close” Is Not Good Enough for AI in Healthcare [video]

by Alfred Poor | October 24, 2019 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical

If you’re a frequent reader of Health Tech Insider (or better yet, a subscriber to our free weekly email newsletter), you know that we’re cheerleaders for artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare because it has the potential to save lives and lower costs...

Plushcare Offers Telehealth Service in All 50 States

by Bruce Brown | October 23, 2019 | Medical

We’ve written about advances in telehealth and telemedicine implementations many times in the past few years. We most recently wrote about significant increases in physician telehealth adoption reported in American Well’s Telehealth Index 2019 Physician...