by Alfred Poor | June 8, 2015 | Enabling Tech
You have probably seen the logo on a label attached to an extension cord, or perhaps on the box for a kitchen appliance. It’s so common that many people don’t even notice it. Yet it’s the sign of an organization whose mission is to test products for...
by Alfred Poor | May 27, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Have you ever noticed that if you stretch a rubber band a bunch of times in a row, it gets warm? That’s an indication of energy being generated by the stretching of the material. What if it produced electricity instead of heat? That’s the focus of new...
by Alfred Poor | May 26, 2015 | Health, Medical
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” That’s the idea behind Medicare’s reimbursement for chronic care management (CCM), including non face-to-face services. The concept is that improved patient adherence to treatment instructions...
by Alfred Poor | May 25, 2015 | Health, Medical
Wearable Health Tech devices have the potential to improve the lives of millions, cut healthcare costs, and make treatments more effective. Unfortunately, the majority of people in the world cannot afford $300 smartwatches and the even more expensive smartphones that...
by Alfred Poor | May 12, 2015 | Health, Medical
A new report from Mercom Capital Group indicates that venture capital funding for digital healthcare and information technology has fallen off dramatically since last year. In the first quarter of 2015, nearly half a billion dollars less was invested than in the third...
