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, June 16, 2016

iHealth-Nokia exits smartphone market....

Nokia will no longer build smartphones.  Nokia announced it would be entering the digital health market

FierceWireless covers the story;

Just a few months after closing its merger with Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia announced it will spend roughly $191 million to purchase Withings, a French startup founded in 2008 that makes activity trackers, weighing scales, thermometers, blood pressure monitors, home and baby monitors and other health-related gadgets and services. Nokia said it would add the company to its Nokia Technologies division, which also houses the company's patent-licensing business as well as its new virtual reality camera-making effort.

 Nokia isn't the only company to play in the digital health market. AT&T operates a Foundry program for connected health at the Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute in Houston, and Verizon has structured its enterprise business around a dozen or so top industries, including healthcare. And Qualcomm continues to push its "Qualcomm Life" digital health effort.

 Nokia sees mobile health gadgets as a growing market. Withings is known for it's smartwatch offering. 
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