Can we build a better app? Meet LAMP
In the days where data privacy and transparency in digital health apps are becoming paramount in patients and providers minds can we have a better process? Can we co-create a…
Apps to Support Mental Health- Effective and Accepted?
The evidence base on how digital health solutions can support mental health continues to grow. Health systems look to the evidence base to determine which approaches, products and medicine to…
Precision Aging- Does Tech Have Some Answers?
In the USA, over ten thousand people are turning 65 daily; this has given rise to a preponderance of newspaper and magazine articles charting the potential impact of the Silver…
Do we have Digital Biomarkers?
There is no denying the pace and reach of digital tools seems exponential. As some digital tools mature are we able to create a palette of digital biomarkers so patients…
Deploying Apps in Primary Care – What are we Learning?
As digital health moves toward broader implementation in US Healthcare, we are beginning to see more studies published on the early experience of deployment. One aspect of import is how…
Maybe the Kids are Alright – Digital Technology use and Well-being
Children and adolescents are digital natives; they don't recall a time before the internet, before smartphones and being able to ask a voice assistant for help. Early research pointed to…
The Digital Age- A Faustian Bargain
Many headlines from 2018 addressed the lack of trust global citizens had in institutions like the press, governments, academic institutions and a stable high-level of trust in nurses and doctors.…
Nutritionist in Your Pocket- Is the Science There?
Since we have roamed the earth as humans gathering food and sustenance has been a focal point of our daily lives. Fast forward to 2019, and many of us live in…
Recent Trends in Psychological Distress- Are Outpatient Utilization Patterns Changing?
Mental health has been in the news with higher frequency in the last few years. Is that due to an increase in reporting? Better measures? Or, because there's an increase…
Crossing the Privacy-Trust Chasm in Digital Health – Are we ready to add social media data?
In the December 20th issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) viewpoint Dr. Freddy Abousi from Facebook shares perspective on leveraging social media data in the context of…