By Steven Dean – The 7th Annual Wireless Health Convergence Summit, hosted by the Wireless Life Science Association last week in San Diego, drew plenty of passionate leaders in the wireless healthcare space. Lively and positive discussions about remote patient monitoring technologies and futurist IT technologies centered around healthcare continued to be met with great expectations. But [...]
By Sujata Neidig – A quick Google search on “augmented reality” brings back more than 17 million results. Wikipedia, which surfaces on the top of my results, describes it as a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or [...]
By Steven Dean – Only 2.2 million patients worldwide were using a home monitoring service based on equipment with integrated connectivity in 2011, but more than 200 million people in Europe and the US suffer chronic disease that could be handled at home rather than the hospital with remote monitoring, according to the Administration on [...]
By Steven Dean – Exciting times! I had the distinct opportunity to speak at OCTANe’s Semiconductor Technologies and Medical Devices panel in Irvine, California, recently. The diverse audience participated in a lively discussion on a variety of topics, from wireless sensor technology to healthcare reimbursement climate. Moderated by Luis Vasquez of OCTANe, the panel was [...]
By Sujata Neidig – Some of the breakthrough ideas we saw just five years ago seem like science fiction. That’ll never happen, we thought. In reality, these innovations are becoming integrated into our daily lives. We’ve gone from CDs to streaming music (some of us, that is!). And remember VCRs back in the day? It’s [...]
By Steven Dean – Last month, I participated in a Design News Radio session, which was moderated by Charles Murray, senior technical editor of Design News magazine. Pretty cool. I’ve sat on panels, conducted webinars and, of course, spoken in public settings. This is certainly an interesting venue. The topic was on the growth of home healthcare technology, [...]
By Steven Dean – The healthcare industry is rapidly adopting new technologies that connect patients, professionals and hospitals to lower healthcare costs, increase access to care, improve patient care and empower patients. Healthy people can monitor biometrics such as blood glucose levels, cholesterol, heart rate and weight, giving them a visible window into their own [...]
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