The Personal Health Record is the central pillar of Apple’s healthcare strategy
The market opportunity in healthcare is huge, and Apple sees healthcare and wellness as a core part of its app, services, and wearables...
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Healthcare Technology Thought Leadership by Nelson Advisors
Feb 5, 20194 min read
Video doctor appointments are the future, but there is a reluctance to change from both patients and
In January, the NHS published a long-term plan in which it promised to redesign services so that, by 2024, up to a third of hospital...
Feb 4, 20196 min read
Algorithms v's Privacy : health information is being sold and turned into ‘risk scores’
Companies are starting to sell “risk scores” to doctors, insurers and hospitals to identify patients at risk of opioid addiction or...
Feb 4, 20193 min read
(Inter)National Health Service : the NHS is developing a profitable line in overseas consulting
In 2013 the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust was approached by two Emirati investors with a business opportunity. Six years...
Jan 30, 20195 min read
Outpatient video consultations are feasible but challenging for the NHS
Video consultations may be a useful substitute for face-to-face consultations for some hospital outpatient appointments. This NIHR funded...
Jan 29, 20194 min read
AI will make health better for the entire world. But it's going to hurt.
It not very often that a technology comes along with such potential to radically improve our lives but at the same time force...
Jan 26, 20194 min read
If Disney Ran Your Hospital : What Healthcare can learn from Mickey Mouse
If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 9 1/2 Things You Would Do Differently Fred Lee was an American hospital executive who left his senior role...
Jan 24, 20199 min read
Doctors are from Venus, Data Scientists from Mars : or Why AI/ML is Moving so Slowly in Healthcare
The world of healthcare may look like the most fertile field for AI/ML apps but in practice it’s fraught with barriers. These range from...
Jan 22, 20192 min read
Why Patients Do Not Trust Chatbots
Chatbot apps are changing the way consumers seek medical treatment. But despite their potential to alter the way the healthcare industry...
Jan 20, 20193 min read
Digital Health Market, Feeding Frenzy or Bursting Bubble?
Market analysts who have studied and tracked the funding given to the digital health segment since 2011 saw steady annual growth. The...
Jan 19, 20193 min read
How the Rise of FemTech Can Help Transform Women's Health
Women represent as much as $20 trillion globally in annual consumer spending, yet many of their health needs remain unaddressed by the...
Jan 17, 20198 min read
Blood Pressure, Diabetes and Sleep Science : Three new areas of focus for Apple Health?
In Tim Cook’s comments on CNBC last week, he seemed to hint strongly that Apple will introduce new healthcare services or device features...
Jan 16, 20197 min read
The Gamification of Healthcare : Emergence of the Digital Practitioner?
Gamification in healthcare is gaining momentum, with attempts to apply gaming principles to improve patient clinical outcomes. This trend...
Jan 14, 20192 min read
Medical messaging platform Siilo launches new solution for Secure Faxing in the Healthcare sector
Digital Fax Assistant Medical messaging platform Siilo has launched an in-built solution for secure faxing in the healthcare sector, for...
Jan 11, 20193 min read
The German Healthcare system moves one step closer to Electronic Patient Records
https://www.gematik.de Gematik (the Society for Telematics Applications) recently published the specifications, approval procedures and...
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