First Rural Health Strategy From CMS Will Improve Healthcare for Millions of Americans
60 million Americans live in rural areas. Like their urban and suburban counterparts, these remote regions have millions of Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries. Unfortunately, the healthcare delivery system for these communities is in need of some serious improvement. On May 8th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their plans for a more […]
AI That Can Analyze Your Eyes Like a Specialist Just Got Approved by the FDA
IDx-DR is a software program that can detect a certain type of eye disease from photos of a human retina, and it was just approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This is a huge win for artificial intelligence (AI) and MedTech development: this is the first time the FDA has approved an […]
MIT Made a New Wearable That Gives Your Thoughts a Voice
MedTech wearables are evolving, but the adoption by the general public has been slow. But a new device out of Boston-based MIT could change that. The wearable seemingly reads your internal voice and carries out computations, integrates with Roku, and more. Arnav Kapur led the team who developed the device, which is aptly dubbed “AlterEgo”. “Our […]
MedTech Apps Are Missing Some Key Ingredients for Mass Adoption
It’s undeniable that technology is reshaping the landscape of medicine. The Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and even augmented reality (AR) have all had profound effects on MedTech development already. Mobile apps have also had a substantial impact on eHealth, especially in recent years. But much of its potential has still been left […]
5 Awesome MedTech Innovations at the Wearable Technology Show
As the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and big data continue advancing, many industries will see revolutionary updates. One industry that will have a significant impact on our day-to-day lives is MedTech development, short for Medical Technology, of the wearables market. This year’s Wearable Technology Show, which took place on March 13th and 14th in […]
Will Apple’s Health Records Feature Change Medicine?
When you first get a new phone, you probably spend quite a bit of time browsing the app store to fill it with old favorites as well as take a gander at new apps that you probably weren’t aware of. One thing you probably don’t look for right away is a method for accessing your […]
We Made an App With Allina Health That’s Improving Cardiovascular Care!
A couple of years back, Dogtown Media had the awesome opportunity to work with Allina Health and the Minneapolis Heart Institute on developing a MedTech app to improve cardiovascular care. Fast forward to now, and our collaboration is doing much more than just catching momentum in the app market — it’s helping save lives! One of the […]
Can the FDA and MedTech Work Together?
Medical technology is advancing at an accelerated rate as patients seek cheaper, more sophisticated, long-term options for healthcare. But as MedTech develops, the U.S.’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a big barrier to success for many MedTech firms. In fact, as of February 19th of this year, the FDA removed more than 2,500 MedTech firms […]
Google Wants to Predict Your Medical Outcome at the Hospital
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already making an enormous impact in the global healthcare community. But Google has more ambitious goals in store for the future of MedTech development — it wants to accurately predict your health outcome at the time of your admittance to a hospital. Connecting the Dots On January 24th, 34 Google AI researchers […]
Tech’s Main Role in Healthcare? To Transform
Perhaps nothing will ever rival technology’s omnipresence in every facet of society. Shopping, socializing, entertainment, and work all bear only a shred of semblance to what they were a couple of decades ago. Healthcare has always received it’s fair share of attention from tech as well. But recently, there’s been a resurgence in interest to […]