by Alfred Poor | October 9, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
In a story published by Mashable, a Fitbit representitive’s post on a company user forum stated that “We do not currently have plans to integrate with HealthKit.” Mashable also posted an update to the story with an official statement from Fitbit that...
by Alfred Poor | September 23, 2014 | Health, Medical
A new survey by online health site WebMD and its Medscape program for healthcare professionals find that doctors and patients are largely in agreement over the use of Health Tech devices. Now, the doctors surveyed were all part of the Medscape system, and all the...
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by Alfred Poor | August 22, 2014 | Medical
One of the challenges for many medical treatments is patient compliance. Many of today’s medications require the careful administration of precise dosages, and often must be delivered at specific intervals throughout the day. Getting patients to reliably perform...
by Alfred Poor | August 21, 2014 | Enabling Tech, Medical
According to an article in Computerworld, almost one out of six doctor visits will be virtual instead of in person. Instead of visiting the doctor’s office, patients will consult by phone or video chat. And this is not some futuristic forecast; the prediction is...
by Alfred Poor | August 7, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
Last year, SurveyMonkey conducted one of their Shakedown surveys about wearable technology. While the sampling was small and hardly scientific, it did reveal an interesting result. When the question was asked “Which type of wearable device interests you...
