Just One in Five Consumers Trust AI-Generated Healthcare Advice
/Only one in ve consumers would trust AI-generated advice for healthcare, according to survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults by The Harris Poll on behalf of Invoca.
Read MoreFDA Issues Recall For Medtronic mHealth Devices Over Hacking Concerns
/The US Food and Drug Administration says two mHealth platforms used by those living with diabetes, the Medtronic MiniMed 508 and Paradigm Series insulin pumps, could be hacked and remotely controlled to deliver dangerous doses of insulin.
Read MoreRemote Attacker Could Manipulate GE Healthcare Medical Devices
/GE Healthcare anesthesia and respiratory medical devices have a firmware vulnerability that could endanger patients by enabling a remote attacker to silence device alarms, alter time and date records, and change the gas composition.
Read MoreHOW TO ENGAGE NURSES IN INNOVATION
/There are currently four million nurses in the U.S. (ANA, 2018). There are four times as many nurses as physicians and eight times as many nurses as pharmacists. Yet often we find that physicians or pharmacists are the “go to” when the tech industry needs input on new products. Generally, it is the physician that is sought out to provide clinical feedback and even provide input into the clinical workflows. Nurses should participate more frequently with tech companies in the design and development stages of new products, however they are often not asked.
Research Questions Accuracy of Consumer-Facing mHealth Resources
/A recent study finds that WebMD's mHealth platform for diagnosing eye issues returned an accurate diagnosis less than 40 percent of the time, either missing important data and resulting in unnecessary services.
Read MoreHealthy Minds Creators Unveil mHealth Resource for College Students
/The developers of the Healthy Minds Network at the University of Michigan have unveiled Sage, an mHealth platform designed to give college students on on-demand link to mental health education and resources.
Read MoreWearable Motion Detectors Identify Subtle Motor Deficits in Children
/A wristwatch-like motion-tracking device can detect movement problems in children whose impairments may be overlooked by doctors and parents, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Read MoreSmartphone algorithm combined with paper funnel can detect ear infection
/Researchers at the University of Washington have created a new app that was able to detect fluid in the middle ear in pediatric patients.
Read MoreAs health tech innovation moves forward, who is being left out?
/The digital health industry has much work to do when it comes to developing technologies for underserved populations, including people of color, the LGBTQ community and women.
Read More$4.3M HIPAA fine a stark reminder to secure mobile devices
/HIPAA compliance is back in the headlines, and in a big way.
Read MoreJohns Hopkins researchers call for digital health scorecard
/With the rapid growth of digital health solutions, there is a serious need for an objective, transparent and standards-based framework to evaluate these healthcare products.
Read More8 ways smartphones are being used as medical devices
/Smartphones are quickly gaining the capabilities to make patients’ homes an extension of physicians’ offices, facilitating access to timely medical care. Technological advancements in the phones are enabling them to take higher-resolution photos and deliver better sound quality, suggests Christy Marks-Davis, senior director of marketing for CareCentrix, a company that works with providers and payers to support care of patients in their homes.
Read MoreNew Non-Profit Aims to Develop Digital Medicine Research, Standards
/The Boston-based Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) has attracted a strong array of telehealth and mHealth executives as it moves to define digital medicine and create evidence-based standards.
Read MoreNew Study Finds Link Between mHealth Wearables, Medication Adherence
/Researchers from Evidation Health report that people living with chronic conditions who regularly use mHealth wearables to track activity are better at following medication management guidelines.
The consumerization of healthcare: the good, the bad, the baffling
/As consumers start to drive their healthcare experience, concerns about healthcare spending savvy and information overload come to light.
Identifying Near-Term Use Cases for AI in the Healthcare Setting
/Artificial intelligence is quickly finding its way into the healthcare setting, but identifying high-value use cases can be a challenge.
How Technology is Addressing SDOH
/Social determinants of health (SDOH) has become one of the biggest buzzwords in healthcare. In the quest to provide more complete care—and lower healthcare costs—stakeholders across the healthcare industry, are realizing that treating a patient doesn’t have to begin or end in a hospital.
Read MoreHealthcare plays catch-up on adopting disruptive technologies
/Big data has been making waves across the entire business sector and almost entirely transforming the way things operate. Construction and development, information security, retail, entertainment and e-commerce have all been changed irrevocably by big data, management and cloud computing technologies. However, healthcare has been slow to adopt these innovative solutions.
Read MoreRemote monitoring program grows, builds efficiency at UPMC
/Physicians at UPMC Medical Center in Pittsburgh are using remote monitoring platforms to more easily interact with heart failure patients, other providers, insurers and additional stakeholders.
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