A Banner Year for Digital Health – Trends and Challenges
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Amid a global pandemic, digital health has emerged more robust than ever. According to Rock Health, funding is closing in on twelve billion dollars.…
Current Landscape for Digital Therapeutic App Reimbursement
One path to business viability for digital therapeutic companies relies on models of reimbursement for their product. Health care is incredibility complex and so are the payment mechanisms. Digital…
Beyond Blood- The New Era of Digital Biomarkers
With the Theranos scandal now fading into Silicon Valley lore, the reality of digital biomarkers and the data derived from devices is teeming with information, opportunity and the need for…
Digital Health Apps- How do consumers decide what good is?
The space under the digital health umbrella resembles a crowded beach In the Summertime - apps for behavioral health, obesity, and diabetes dominate the early-to-market solutions. On the app…
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…
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…
A Watch to Monitor your Heart – is it time?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.comWhen the Apple Watch launched in 2015 many wondered if it had utility as many people used their phones to tell the time. In subsequent releases, Apple…
Is Your Phone a Medical Device?
How did you celebrate your 11th Anniversary? It just passed...did you observe it? It is likely the last thing you interact with before you sleep, and the first thing…