Apple recently announced an all-new upgraded version of its ResearchKit framework, a handy tool for iOS application development aimed at creating mobile apps to carry out research studies. With UI and performance enhancements, there are also a host of other updates including support for many new ‘Active Tasks’ and utility tools such as support … Continue reading “Apple ResearchKit 2.0 – Here’s What To Look Out For”
A publication1 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights how some of the widely prevalent chronic diseases in the US are also among the costliest in US healthcare and to note, the most preventable of health conditions. Preventive healthcare can avoid incidences of illness or onset of diseases, and help detect problems before symptoms set in – thereby … Continue reading “Preventive Healthcare: A Patient Centric, Value-based Approach”
In the age when digital sharing has become such an integral part of our lives, patient expectations regarding receiving high quality personal health care are heavily linked with medical industries ability in sharing health records. According to the study done by Transcend Insights , vast majority of patients (97 percent) believe it is important for any health … Continue reading “Patients Consider Health Record Interoperablity Very Important For Quality Health Care”
One of the most interesting aspects of using new-age technologies for research is how they can redefine the very objectives of research studies! New horizons are being touched every day as researchers, scientists and technologists unravel new ways to capture data, newer kinds of data that can be captured and fascinating insights drawn from them! Here are 5 ways in … Continue reading “5 ways Health Studies can benefit by using Apple ResearchKit”
The spotlight is firmly on Apple’s framework, ResearchKit. ResearchKit is an open source software framework that provides core functionality for developers to build mobile apps to use for medical research. ResearchKit provides three modules that can be customized and built upon by the app developers. These modules provide base functionality for items commonly needed in medical research such as surveys, participant … Continue reading “5 Little Known Ways An Apple ResearchKit App Can Add Value To Your Research Study”
A report from research firm IDC has thrown more light on the emerging importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). According to a new Worldwide Semiannual Cognitive/Artificial Intelligence Systems Spending Guide, spending on AI technologies is all set to surge from $8 billion in 2016 to $47 billion in 2020. With healthcare being one of the industries that will invest the most … Continue reading “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare”
2017 is almost upon us. And with it brings the predictions and expectations of the trends that may have significant impact on the industry in the next four quarters. And, healthcare in 2017 is no different. There are many innovative and exciting technology trends on the horizon – some new and some newly maturing that promise to leave an impression … Continue reading “Digital Healthcare Technology Trends to Watch Out For In 2017”
There are now more millennials (75.4M) in the workforce than Baby Boomers (74.9M). In 2016, Millennials are in the 19-35 age range and Baby Boomers are in the 52-70 range. But despite the apparent differences in these demographics, both groups are tech savvy and already used to technology enhanced customer experiences. Patient Engagement matters even more since Baby Boomers … Continue reading “Baby Boomers vs Millennials in mHealth”
This was initially published on the Medidata blog and has been republished here with permission. Medidata recently launched the AppConnect Partner Program to help facilitate and support new types of innovation in mobile health. The program connects experts in mobile apps and remote patient research with Medidata’s Patient Cloud platform. With the launch of this program, … Continue reading “The AppConnect Partner Program in Action”
Dr. Dennis Ausiello, Director of the Center for Assessment Technology and Continuous Health (CATCH) at Massachusetts General Hospital, says the smartphone is “the greatest medical device ever made”. (Click here to learn more). And of course it is true. The smartphone can be the point of convergence for all information related to a patient’s health. It can track … Continue reading “The Greatest Medical Device Ever Made”
