Health Populi

JANUARY 31, 2018

Once cleared (planned for Fall 2018), the clinical quality of the data output promises to be a huge advance for consumer-marketed wearable technology that doctors can trust. After mental health and diabetes, heart apps rank as the third largest categories for medical apps on the market in 2017.

Doctors 81

Doctors Prevention Healthcare Accountability 81

Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2022

While inflation and financial stress is depressing consumer demand for many purchases the “legacy of COVID-19” is having lost-lasting impacts on how people see their homes — especially as sites for health and wellness.

Integration 128

Integration Medical Technology Prevention Home Care 128

Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2021

Most basic in the latter has been the lack of broadband connectivity preventing some people from the digital transformation from which other “have’s” in society benefited: the ability to work from home, attend school from home, exercise at home, and access medical services through virtual care platforms like telemedicine.

Telemedicine 73

Telemedicine Doctors Medical Services Hospitals 73

Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2022

Consumers continued to invest in and use several technologies that supported self-care at home in 2021, with plans to purchase connected health devices, sports and fitness equipment in the next year.

Medical Technology 123

Medical Technology Primary Care Prevention Home Care 123

Health Populi

JANUARY 7, 2019

Dr. Amy Serin developed the technology for preventing and treating PTSD for elite military. The product comes in pairs, one band worn on each wrist, using haptic microvibrations — a technology with acronym “BLAST,” which stands for bi-lateral alternating stimulation tactile.

Rehabilitation 67

Rehabilitation Prevention Medicare Medical Technology 67

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

go to the “expensive repair shops” — that is inpatient hospital care and emergency services. At the same time, much smaller spend goes to prevent damage — such as homelessness, hunger, and mental illness. The answers seems illogical in wealthy countries, he notes, as most dollars in the U.S.

Telemedicine 62

Telemedicine Life Sciences Urgent Care Remote Care 62

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The pandemic has accelerated consumer trends already in motion early this year when the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) convened the annual CES 2020 in Las Vegas.

Doctors 134

Doctors Medical Services Healthcare Medical Technology 134

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

Heart health at home. The heart has been a digital health focus at CES for several years as sensors got added to wristworn activity trackers and mobile apps married to medical technologies that were once only available for use in a doctor’s office or outpatient clinic. Hygiene and the clean home.

Hospitals 73

Hospitals Doctors Patient Experience Health Technology 73

Health Populi

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Gary talked of a vision, “that our society would look this straight in the eye, prevent, treat with love and empathy and with programs based on science.” In Shoshana’s introductory video, a doctor from Stanford said, “Coming here (to the Endwell meet-up) and dealing with end of life makes me proud to be part of health care.”.

Patient Experience 69

Patient Experience Doctors Hospitals Home Care 69

Health Populi

JANUARY 17, 2019

Health begins at home. Lyn and Frances tested three assumptions that they believed linked housing and health: that housing contributes to health; that housing is not routinely included in health or social planning;’ and that the potential contribution of primary care is wasted.

Primary Care 66

Primary Care Integration Medical Technology Patient Experience 66