The Current State of Healthcare’s Digital Transformation (Part 2)
Healthcare is experiencing a digital transformation that will impact patients, providers, insurance companies, and everyone in between. Although the medical field has historically struggled to keep up technologically, it stands to benefit in numerous ways by bringing the latest innovations into its fold. In the first entry of our “Healthcare’s Digital Transformation” series, we discussed […]
What Google’s Fitbit Acquisition Could Mean for Health Tech
Google recently announced that it’s acquiring Fitbit for $2.1 billion. Headquartered in San Francisco near Google, Fitbit is largely known as one of the pioneers behind the wearable fitness tracker movement. The new deal could give Google the boost it needs to compete with Apple’s Apple Watch in the wearable health tech space. Naturally, this […]
AI May Change How Medicine Is Made
DeepMind and other artificial intelligence (AI) developers are proving that AI has immense potential to improve the drug discovery process. With this technology in tow, medical researchers and innovators could hone in on life-saving miracle molecules in a fraction of the time usually needed. But what does this mean for Big Pharma? Accelerating Drug Discovery […]
AI in Healthcare: The Opportunities & Challenges Ahead — Part 1
In the complex world of healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI) has limitless potential. In this post, we’ll explore the opportunities, benefits, and improvements that AI brings to the medical field. A Natural Aid Elaborate disease presentation, too much healthcare data to process, and an ongoing battle between patients and health insurance name just a few of […]
A New AI Milestone: Passing an 8th Grade Science Exam
In 2015, 700 artificial intelligence (AI) developers competed to win $80,000 in prize money. Their objective? To build an AI system capable of passing an eighth-grade science exam. Unfortunately, all submitted systems failed to accomplish this, with the best contender answering only 60% of questions on the test correctly. At the time, AI was no […]
6 More Artificial Intelligence Applications You Can See in Action Today
In a recent post, we covered five of our favorite artificial intelligence (AI) applications that you can see in action today. It delved into how organizations around the world are leveraging Narrow AI, data mining, computer vision, and more. In case you missed it, you can read it here. But one article certainly wasn’t enough […]
5 Artificial Intelligence Applications You Can See in Action Today
In recent years, no emerging technology has captured as much attention as artificial intelligence (AI). But with great hype often comes great confusion; navigating your way through the various applications of AI development can quickly become an arduous endeavor. Nonetheless, gaining a good grasp of AI’s uses is essential to understanding the field on a […]
Dogtown Media CEO Attends the White House Blue Button 2.0 Developers Conference
Digital transformation is revolutionizing all industries. But no field is feeling its impact greater than healthcare. As a result, it’s vital that health tech developers and policymakers work together and collaborate to build a healthier future for all. The Blue Button 2.0 Developers Conference (BBDC) strives to make this more feasible by connecting tech pioneers […]
Healthcare Cybersecurity 101: Tips to Improve Your Data Protection
Healthcare produces tons of private patient data that needs encryption, secure storage, and other ongoing cybersecurity measures to ensure it’s properly protected. And these means of security must cover a variety of attacks that can come in all shapes and sizes. A data breach in a medical setting could be as big as a hack […]
AI 101: What Is Machine Learning?
Self-driving cars… Online recommendations for what to binge-watch or buy next… Fraud detection… all of these are made possible through machine learning. Over the past few years, this branch of artificial intelligence (AI) has completely changed what’s possible with technology. But what exactly is machine learning? Although many of us use it each and every […]