The digital health space refers to the integration of technology and health care services to improve the overall quality of health care delivery. It encompasses a wide range of innovative and emerging technologies such as wearables, telehealth, artificial intelligence, mobile health, and electronic health records (EHRs). The digital health space offers numerous benefits such as improved patient outcomes, increased access to health care, reduced costs, and improved communication and collaboration between patients and health care providers. For example, patients can now monitor their vital signs such as blood pressure and glucose levels from home using wearable devices and share the data with their doctors in real-time. Telehealth technology allows patients to consult with their health care providers remotely without having to travel to the hospital, making health care more accessible, particularly in remote or rural areas. Artificial intelligence can be used to analyze vast amounts of patient data to identify patterns, predict outcomes, and provide personalized treatment recommendations. Overall, the digital health space is rapidly evolving, and the integration of technology in health

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

2016 in Digital Health Space

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The featured post will change from time to time Last year we planned to change to a dot com domain  using wordpress.  That did not occur, however it will happen soon.  There will be a re-direct if you you use our blogspot.com or directly if you go to  DigitalHealthSpace.com

It is that time of year when pundits review past events for the year and futurists attempt to predict the next disruptive technology.

The past year in the Digital Health Space was a mix of success and  failure.

Telehealth and Telemedicine is taking a foothold as providers become aware of it's power to expand accessibilty and more important CMS and many insurance companies are beginning to reimburse for these services for several reasons.

An important  consideration for providers is whether mHealth apps will increase or decrease face-to-face office visits. Most providers have little if any spare time. They have little desire to see more patients, unless they are in a fee for service model (which may disappear soon), or beginning a new practice.

Professionals are somewhat confused about whether FDA approval is required to market mobile healh apps and may be reluctant to use one not examined and approved by the FDA. This may be a major delay in adoption. FDA approval would give a boost to sales and use if announced or labellled, "FDA approved". FDA approval requires a printed insert detailing limitations, waivers, and possible untoward events using the device.  The device approval process is different than drug approval.








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