Information Week has a once-over-lightly roundup of digital health for the aging population as exhibited at ASA-NCOA in Chicago. Many of these companies also had smaller exhibits or sponsorships at the following What’s Next Boomer Business Summit, but occasionally with… Read moreAging tech at ASA-NCOA 'Aging in America' and 'What's Next'
The Mayo Clinic in Arizona, in conjunction with University of California San Diego, recently reported results of a five-year study connecting their respective stroke centers to six rural hospitals. Telemedicine video/audio consults, versus audio only consults, improved correct emergency-stroke decision… Read moreMayo Clinic telemedicine stroke study
A just-released study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that only 62% of adults living with chronic diseases go online, contrasting with 81% of the adult population without chronic conditions. This is mirrored by disproportionately lower online… Read moreOnline and social media usage by chronic disease sufferers
CMSG, a strategy consulting firm, projects the market for mobile health technologies will reach $1.4 billion by 2014, in its new study mHealth: Taking the Pulse. According to Healthcare IT News, it contains much of the usual information on the plus… Read moreMore market projections–this time mHealth
