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The Growth of DIY Digital Health – What’s Behind the Zeitgeist of Self-Reliance?

Health Populi

Propel’s survey findings comport with research I’ve been tracking since the advent of the first Fitbit on the market launched at CES 2009. I would expand that more generally to say that UX, CX, and service design principles should/must be baked into consumer-facing connected health technologies.

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Aging and Health Technology Watch 2020 Research – A Recap

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Technology for Aging 2020 Market Overview. It took the aging of the baby boomers and the sheer size of the aging population to turn a 2009 market niche into a 2020 major market category. In 2020, a modest category became mainstream.

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Aging and Health Technology blog posts from January 2021

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Time for the Market Overview Technology for Aging 2021. It’s a new year and the baby boomers turn 75.

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Swift Medical Announces New Financing Round to Further Enhance Its AI-Based Wound Care Technology

Digital Health Global

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Swift Medical, a digital health technology company serving wound care providers, is pleased to announce the successful closing of an $US8M round of financing co-led by current investors BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund and funds managed by Virgo Investment Group.

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Global Home Health Hubs Strategic Market Report 2023: Market to Reach $7.9 Billion by 2030 – Increased Emphasis on Remote Patient Monitoring Creates Fertile Environment for Growth – ResearchAndMarkets.com

Digital Health Global

With the COVID-19 Pandemic Exposing Global Healthcare Unpreparedness, There is Increasing Policy Led Focus on Rebooting Health Systems Worldwide: Current & Required Healthcare Spending as % of GDP The Pandemic Triggers Shift in Consumer Behaviour & Engagement With Healthcare Technologies & Services Healthcare Industry Pushed to Adopt Digital (..)

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World Economic Forum 2024: What were the key Healthcare Technology talking points?

Lloyd Price

Equitable Access to Digital Health: Discussions acknowledged the digital divide in healthcare and explored solutions to ensure equitable access to digital health technologies, particularly in low-income and resource-limited settings. The importance of data privacy and security was also underscored.

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The Importance of Healthcare Cybersecurity: Best Practices for Protecting Patient Data and Ensuring HIPAA Compliance

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

According to the HIPAA Journal , between 2009 and 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights received reports of 4,419 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records each. These breaches resulted in the loss, theft, exposure, or unauthorized disclosure of a total of 314,063,186 healthcare records.