Tag Archives: medicine

Business Models of Digital Health Technologies: Implications for ROI

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

In my last post I discussed problems with measuring the ROI of digital health technologies.  One of the problems is that the sector doesn’t fit neatly into traditional healthcare business models. There have been multiple articles  written about business models … Continue reading →

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The Healthcare Cliff

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

The term ‘fiscal cliff’ is one familiar to most Americans and many outside observers of this periodic political posturing around the need to address hardcore financial issues facing the country.  If both political parties hashed out their differences and came … Continue reading →

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The Future of Medical Apps: A Call to Arms For the End of Flimsy Science

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

A recent article in the Washington Post raises concerns about the legitimacy of mobile health apps.  As Chair of the committee which developed Draft Standards for the Happtique App Certification Program, I applaud the author for taking a critical look … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Proteus’ e-pill is the Holy Grail of Digital Health

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

This author has been writing about digital health technologies for a while.  Regular readers know that it is rare for individual companies or products to be highlighted or even mentioned in my posts.  However, the Proteus Digital Health (formerly Proteus … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Medical Schools are Developing Their own Medical Apps

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

Revenue and market growth statistics about mobile medical apps are presented in the press almost daily. All of those in the industry, other stakeholders, and peripherally related businesses know that great strides have been made even in the last 12 … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Mobile Health Apps Will Never Replace Doctors

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

A recent post in the DailyDealMedia, caught my attention. It was titled “Uprising in Mobile Health Care: Could Medical Apps Replace Doctors?”  The theme of technology versus humanistic aspects of medicine has been the subject of debate for many decades, … Continue reading →

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BYOD: The Elephant in the Digital Health Technology Room

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

The Wikipedia definition of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is: “the recent trend of employees bringing personally owned mobile devices to their place of work, and using those devices to access privileged company resources such as email, file servers, and … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Why Pharma Needs Mobile Apps

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

     While Pharma companies are dabbling in social media, the importance of a strong presence in mobile health technologies cannot be ignored.  Here are some reasons: 1.   Mobile apps are not a passing fad and Pharma needs to be … Continue reading →

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mHeath Apps Prescribing Will Change Health Care

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

There are over 15,000 medical apps available, many with patient management programs and tools.   The mHealth industry is envisioning these apps to become integral parts of healthcare practice, being touted to improve efficiency, decrease medical errors, and improve patient outcomes. … Continue reading →

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Medical Device Recalls: Implications for Digital Health Technologies

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Everyone has heard of a recall of a consumer product such as a component of an automobile, child’s toy, or an over the counter medication. A recall of those types of products often implies taking them off the market as … Continue reading →

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