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

Monday, August 10, 2015

Google-Alphabet-and Health Information Technology

This morning there was breaking news for a Monday, when press releases are famous for appearing after a weekend hiatus.


Google announced that 'Google' would become part of a greater holding company, Alphabet. Alphabet will have a new CEO, while the original founders Larry Paige and Serge Brin will remain as the heads of Google itself.

Alphabet will also have other lines of business, which were quoted by Larry Paige, "Alphabet will also include our X lab, which incubates new efforts like Wing, our drone delivery effort. We are also stoked about growing our investment arms, Ventures and Capital, as part of this new structure." Alphabet will also include our X lab, which incubates new efforts like Wing, our drone delivery effort. We are also stoked about growing our investment arms, Ventures and Capital, as part of this new structure.

So you ask, what does this have to do with health care and HIT? Two of these related directly to health care, Calico and LifeSciences. Google is recruiting for qualified engineers to build the product.

Google may be the silent ghost in the machine. It's tremendous capitalization, creativity and imagination may provide health with truly catalytic innovations.  The Ghost in the Machine also relates to   British philosopher Gilbert Ryle's description of René Descartes' mind-body dualism. The phrase was introduced in Ryle's book The Concept of Mind (1949)[1

I mentioned in my last blog, Software and HIT may eat Healthcare.  And as health care consumes or  makes up 17% of the gross domestic product (GDP) that is no small thing.

Perhaps a better question is, Google may eat Health Care...Seeing as they know how to run a business it may be better than  HHS or CMS



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