by Bruce Brown | October 16, 2017 | General News, Medical
The online rating phenomenon helps when we choose restaurants or hotels. However, choosing a physician based on ratings could be a huge mistake, according to a new study. A research group at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center concluded that online consumer ratings should not...
by Bruce Brown | October 12, 2017 | General News, Medical
Wearable Health Tech remains our center-of-focus at Health Tech Insider. We also look at health technology advances that one can wear, touch, carry, hold, or get near. Therefore, we are interested in what’s known as the “connected patient.” The...
by Alfred Poor | September 28, 2017 | General News, Medical
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and AVIA have conducted a survey of hospitals and health systems executives to understand their views on digital technology in healthcare. Hospitals and healthcare providers are facing increasing demands for their services along...
by Bruce Brown | September 20, 2017 | General News, Health
Wearables that produce clinical-grade data cannot play significant roles in wellness programs and chronic condition care plans if patients don’t wear them as prescribed. According to a report by the American College of Preventive Medicine,...
by Alfred Poor | June 1, 2017 | General News, Medical
The more we know — and the sooner we know it — about our health, the faster and more accurate diagnoses will be, and treatments will be more effective. This should lead to better outcomes and lower costs. And the data keeps pouring in to prove this. One of...