Over the last two years we’ve experienced the impact of voice assistants like Amazon Echo and Google Home, which are providing a new channel for users to engage with their favorite applications such as the news, weather, sports, Wikipedia, Uber, Spotify, and Fitbit. The internet of things (IoT) is enabling voice assistance to be embedded in products and is providing an easier way to engage...
Guest post from PN Medical
Author:
Nina Bausek
In contrast to patient questionnaires, in which physical activity seems to be overestimated, advances in smartphone sensors offer the opportunity to measure activity directly by always-on, low power motion chips. MyHeartCounts is an app-based cardiovascular health studyadministered entirely via smartphone, incorporating...
It almost is beyond discussion that engaged patients, feeling empowered in their own healthcare and treatment, have better outcomes in both wellness and recovery from injury or illness. Technology can play a tremendous role in driving this patient engagement. Providers would do well (forgive the pun) to take advantage of innovations and methods to enable their patients to thrive, and for...
By now we have all heard about many different ways the Internet of Things is expected to transform lifestyles and business. One of the key industries to be impacted by the IoT is healthcare. An article by Chloe Green in Information Age talks about this coming transformation by looking at some of the things smart healthcare decision makers can do to take advantage of IoT in their healthcare...