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Where is wearable health tech taking healthcare?

10/05/201809/26/2018 L. Green

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Fitness trackers, wearable heart rate monitors are trendy, but are they medically sound? Wearable health tech is used in everyday life either for fitness tracking, monitoring glucose or heart rates and even to potentially diagnose various diseases. The health technology market is fast-growing and wearables, while being trendy, have made their way into medicine with their useful applications. Fitness trackers are popular with consumers and have become ubiquitous among today’s consumers Although fitness trackers such as Fitbit and smart watches like the Apple Watch or Samsung Gear are the most…

New research shows mobile health adoption is high in Hispanic communities

11/28/201511/26/2015 Jorge Gonzalez

A new PwC study has shown that this ethnic group contains a large number of pioneers in this form of care. The Health Research Institute (HRI) at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has now released the results of a recent study in which it determined that when it comes to mobile health adoption, the Hispanic community is highly involved. In fact, there are more people using mhealth in that ethnic group than in most others. The Hispanic community appears to be leading the way in mobile health, which is an area in which…

Patient mhealth adoption relies on doctor recommendations

06/29/201506/27/2015 Jesse Collins

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Recent research has shown that physicians may be the key driving force behind this technology. It may feel as though mhealth technology is getting off to a pretty good start on its own, but when it comes to the recommendations – or even discussions – of mobile and wearable tech by doctors, a recent study has shown that only 15 percent of physicians are actually talking about it as a tool to help to improve overall or specific wellness. This could be holding back the adoption of mobile health technologies…

European market for mobile health led by Denmark

04/23/201504/22/2015 L. Green

The mhealth marketplace is growing all over the world, but at the moment, some nations lead over others. A report that has recently been released by Research2Guidance has shown that the mobile health market is going to be continuing a considerable expansion and growth worldwide over the next several years. In fact, by 2019, the firm predicts that this marketplace will have reached a substantial $32 billion. While the United States has been an important leader in the adoption of mobile health, in Europe, Denmark has proven to be the…

Mobile health tech drops readmission numbers at hospitals

04/21/201504/18/2015 John Montgallo

The results of a new study have shown that mhealth can help patients to adhere to their prescriptions and therapies. Recent research will have its details presented on May 7 at the 2015 Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit, and will show that mobile health tools could help patients to be able to better stick to the use of the medications that they have been prescribed and the to the therapies that have been recommended for them. This means that mhealth tools could potentially help to correct one of the most vital…