by Alfred Poor | September 11, 2018 | General News, Health
You are probably aware of the late night television commercials in which an elderly person is on the floor, calling “Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” This is the rallying cry of the personal emergency response system (PERS) companies, who...
by Bruce Brown | November 23, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
The most effective technology isn’t necessarily always the newest. Text messaging patients, for example, may be a better solution than patient portal messaging or phone calls. The Utah-based practice management company Solutionreach recently published a report...
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by Jim Ware | October 20, 2017 | General News, Medical
Hate going to the doctor for blood work? How about a DIY blood-testing device? Tasso, the maker of the device, is one of 10 startups included in Cedars-Sinai’s third health-tech accelerator class. The companies competed with hundreds of startups worldwide to be...
by Alfred Poor | November 9, 2015 | General News, Medical
Diabetes affects more than 387 million people worldwide: nearly one out of ten adults 18 or older. Without proper maintenance of blood sugar levels, patients can develop secondary complications leading to blindness, circulation problems resulting in amputation, and...
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...
