More Opportunities to Leverage Digital Phenotypes- Some Cautions
In last week's blog post, I wrote about the value of being able to make personalized care recommendations based on the evidence base. The challenge of Randomized Control Trials…
Evolving Data and Digital Strategy to Inform the Care of the Future
Futurists ponder the world of tomorrow. TV shows like Netflix's "Black Mirror" or HBO's "Years and Years" give us some insights and cautionary tales into how we might integrate…
Can Technology Reduce Loneliness?
The negative impact of loneliness on health has been receiving more attention in the published literature. A recent study in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology suggests that over 17%…
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…
Nature is Healing…How Much Do We Need?
A large body of literature points to the healing powers of spending time in nature; positively impacting obesity, cardiovascular disease, mental health, and asthma. Recent work in the NHS…
Moving from Healthcare to Health- Flourishing
Over 80 years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"…
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…
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…