The internet has changed the way people find health professionals who can help them with their medical issues. As a result, health professionals have to change the way they present themselves to the public and to their fellow health professionals. They have to become digital. Before the World Went Digital In the pre-Internet days, health […]
Digital Health and the Health CEO
Vinod Kholsa thinks that innovations in digital health and easy access to health data will put everyone in control of their health and create a new type of consumer: a Health CEO. However, we don’t have to wait for these massive events to occur. The Health CEO exists today and they are using search, YouTube, and […]
Wearables for People with Physical Disabilities
The wearable technology market is gathering momentum as companies such as Google (with Google Glass) and Apple (with its soon to be announced iWatch) push the market forward with exciting products. Established companies and startups are targeting the high volume general consumer market. However, a significant market opportunity exists for entrepreneurs (and established companies like […]
What is Driving the Wearable Market?
What factors are driving the wearable market, where is the market going, and what opportunities exist for entrepreneurs in the coming years? I have been thinking about these issues and evaluating various wearable technologies to see how they can be used in a clinical setting. There are large number of wearable products on the market […]
The Wearable Market: Many Changes to Come
There is a lot of excitement about wearable technology today. Wearable health tracking devices such as Fitbit and Nike Fuelband, and the recent announcements by Apple of its upcoming IOS 8 release of their HealthKit, and Google’s announcement of Google Fit have increased the level of interest of how we can use these technologies to […]