by Bruce Brown | December 23, 2016 | General News, Health
The U.S. spends $3 trillion a year — about 17 percent of our total economic activity — on healthcare according to recent reports. Among nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the average is 9 percent, roughly half the U.S....
by riddhi | November 6, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
Use of wearables in healthcare is on the rise with some significant implications for better patient health management and timely diagnosis and treatment. But according to a new study, doctors are still not comfortable recommending a specific device or app to their...
by riddhi | August 10, 2015 | Medical
Health systems across Europe and around the world are facing challenges with an aging population who have chronic health conditions and limited budgets. Digital health is an opportunity to help bridge the gap between healthcare delivery and efficiency of service. A...
by Alfred Poor | February 17, 2015 | Medical
Salesforce commissioned an online survey by Harris Poll last month, and has now released the results in their “2015 State of the Connected Patient” report. It provides a mix of encouraging and disappointing news, but little of it is surprising and the...
by Alfred Poor | February 11, 2015 | Health, Medical
The potential benefits of the “quantified person” are huge, making it possible to improve diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of all sorts of diseases and chronic conditions. One of the biggest barriers to realizing these gains, however, are the...