The Role of Video and Audio Communication in Improving Healthcare Access for Rural or Remote Patients
In the age of digital transformation, the ability to harness video and audio communication technologies has revolutionized various sectors, including healthcare. For rural and remote communities, these advancements have become a beacon of hope in addressing health disparities caused by geographical barriers. By leveraging the internet’s power, telehealth – the provision of healthcare remotely via […]
6 More Vital Design Tips for Wearables
Wearables are everywhere, and they’re moving past the usual smartwatch territory into new areas, like clothing, glasses, and rings. Although all wearables connect to your mobile device for a more detailed experience, we’ve come to expect a lot from the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) of wearable screens. For health app developers that […]
5 Essential Design Tips for Wearables
Wearable devices have consistently penetrated the consumer market over the past several years. Globally, the number of connected wearables is expected to grow to more than one billion by 2022. For wearables development companies, like San Francisco-based Fitbit and Apple, the competition has only grown recently with the introduction of more wearables options from companies […]
The 5 Best Medical Apps for Healthcare Providers
For the past year, being a healthcare provider has been extremely emotionally, mentally, and physically taxing. The daily life of a doctor involves not only taking care of patients, but managing office staff, staying current with medical news and innovations, and keeping an eye on the bottom line. With tens of thousands of mHealth mobile […]
How IoT Will Transform Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
The pharmaceutical industry heavily involves research and development, manufacturing, testing, and quality control. Unfortunately, although these operations sound like they should be using cutting-edge technology, they’re simply not. Many pharmaceutical companies are using manufacturing processes that are decades old and out of date. These processes are a perfect fit for the Internet of Things (IoT), […]
5 Examples of IoT Innovation In Healthcare
Over the past few years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has grown beyond factories and industrial applications to offering broader connectivity of devices and sensors in healthcare. As the number and type of IoT innovations grow, healthcare will benefit from better sensors, more stable connectivity, and faster computing power for real-time analysis of patient data. […]
How Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Make Babies
In the past year, we’ve seen healthcare and medicine blossom into more technologically-informed fields. Now, a woman-founded Israeli startup has created an artificial intelligence (AI) application that can be used to increase the chances of successful in-vitro fertilization (IVF). IVF was first used to conceive a baby in 1978 in the U.K., and it’s become […]
5 Key Takeaways From the COVID-19 Telehealth Boom
COVID-19 brought many changes to our world over the past year, and healthcare and medicine were hit hardest by the pandemic as hospitals constantly scrambled to find enough personal protective equipment, hospital beds, and space to house infected patients during each surge. While hospitals were barely staying above water, providers and patients who weren’t infected […]
Virtual Reality: The Future of Telehealth?
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a change in patient care, from simple check-ups to psychiatric help. As a result, patients, practitioners, and providers have had to quickly pivot and adapt to the changing times. And although most medical needs were met adequately with the technology we have already, some parts of medical care have not […]
Will Lax COVID-19 Telemedicine Rules Lead to Fraud?
The pandemic has changed many industries, but the field most affected by the coronavirus has been healthcare and medicine. As hospitals scrambled to accommodate the high numbers of emergency room and intensive care unit visits, telehealth grew extremely quickly to complement physical contact with hospitals and doctors. In fact, telemedicine grew so rapidly that The […]