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

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Mobile Health Annual Update

It has been 16 months since I wrote here about the proliferation of mobile health applications.  More so than  desktop health IT, these developments place HIT in the hands of consumers and patients, allowing for instant gratfication for questions they may have in real time.
Mobile health IT falls into one of three categories,  information access, monitoring, and guidance.
It is an appropriate time to review my last post on mobile health.


During the past year several large internet presences, Google and Microsoft have taken an active interest, other than the Personal Health Record (PHR).  Market demand for PHR was sadly lacking, given that potential patients balked at entering their own health data. (much like providers). Time was a major deterrent  for data entry.  However the PHR  may be reincarnatedted as a subset or import from the  provider electronic record. (EHR)  In many ways this will improve accuracy, credibility and content.  Perhaps the  web portal may be a more eloquent means for editing and/or extracting personal health items from the professional EHR.

Google and developer Pathfinder have targetted the mobile health IT space.



 



 The Android Store


Microsoft store. a potential market place for Windows mobile has far fewer offerings. Sadly the Microsoft Store does not even have a category for Mobile Health Apps for the Windows Phone, or Surface Tablet (Microsoft's offering for tablet PCs) Again Open source is more attractive to developers.

Developer challenges with awards and stipends also are stimulating development by venture capitalists for the marketplace.


Android Developers
Surface and Windows Phone Developers


Late Breaking News:  Medicare and Telehealth











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