The Evolution of Healthcare Infographic
When looking to the future of digital and connected health, it is important to look at how far the health care system has come in the last few years. Take a look at the evolution of healthcare in this infographic by University of Southern California Online and tell us how you think digital health will affect the […]
FDASIA Comments; Open Outcomes Based Regulation
The U.S. government and health care industry are engaged in a complex set of conversations, proposals and negotiations about the regulation of connected health tools, including software, devices and cloud services. The 113th Congress and relevant agencies are involved, including FDA, FCC and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), as are health […]
Three mobile healthcare technologies that are improving patient care
Mobile healthcare technology has become a staple in many hospitals and care facilities as devices, technologies, and applications help clinicians and patients improve care, engagement, and comfort. FierceMobileHealthcare’s new eBook Technology to Enable Care Transitions highlights three mHealth technologies that are enabling facilities to improve patient care. 1. Mobile-location based services GPS and other mobile-location […]
2014 Convergence Summit Wrap Up
The 9th Annual WLSA Convergence Summit By Nicholas T. Vu University of California – San Diego Pharm.D. Candidate 2015 Twitter: @nicholasvu nvu@ucsd.edu CSummit14 Write Up by Nick Vu Abstract __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A report on The 9th Annual Wireless Life Sciences Alliance Convergence Summit, held at the Omni Hotel, San Diego, CA, U.S.A., May 14th-16th, 2014. Meeting Report __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ […]
2014 Convergence Summit Summary
View the entire 2014 Convergence Summit Summary here. The WLSA’s 9th Annual WLSA Convergence Summit took place May 14-16, 2014, at the Omni Hotel in downtown San Diego. The conference opened with a private session on May 14 for WLSA Members featuring presentations on crowdfunding and investments in connected health. The general sessions of the conference began on May 15, with brief […]
Non-Healthcare Companies are Embracing Personal Health
Since before the WLSA was officially formed, we have suggested to major company leadership that being on the socially correct side of health issues would enhance their brand and value. Non-healthcare companies are increasingly becoming involved in personal health. The environmental movement lead to this type of cultural change in which all companies in the public eye have examined their […]
An Important Step for Connected Health
Health care has become slightly more connected, less regulated and open to innovation. The FDA announced on Friday that it intends to reduce the regulatory burden for medical device data systems (MDDS) that use hardware and software to transfer, store, convert format and display medical device data without controlling or altering the functionality of connected […]
Infographic: “Electronic Health Records & the Data of Health Care”
“In the next 10 years, data science and software will do more for medicine than all of the biological sciences together,” said venture capitalist Vinod Khosla. By 2019, 76% of primary care physicians in small practices and 90% of primary care physicians in larger practices are expected to have adopted a basic Electronic Health Record […]
Electronic Health Record use has doubled since 2007
Electronic Health Record (EHR) usage has more than doubled since 2007, according to a recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 78 percent of office-based doctors reported using the EHR in 2013, up from just 35 percent in 2007. This upswing is likely due to the Health Information Technology for Economic […]
Patients believe pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to provide information and services promoting patient engagement, survey finds
Accenture’s recent survey of 2,000 Americans taking one or more medications found that 76 percent of patients believe pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to provide information and services that help patients manage their own health. The majority of patients want pharmaceutical companies to initiate outreach when they start taking a medication, with 69 percent wanting […]