Sometimes Being ‘Better’ Still Isn’t Good Enough
The health tech start-up Better seemed to be hitting all the right notes. Backed by a star-studded cast of founders…
Can Any Old Phone Become a Spirometer?
A smartphone that measures lung sounds? Sure. But now, even dumbphones are getting in on the action.
by Lonnie Stoltzfoos
The Godfathers of Telemedicine
Dr. Jay Sanders – often called “The Father of Telemedicine” for his work introducing telehealth in the Southeast in the…
Telemed’s Ultimate Turf War
The telemedicine sector is quickly turning into an arms race. Several companies have raised very large rounds of investment and…
The Race to Zero
“Merry Christmas” – that was the first SMS message ever sent, back in 1984. Twenty-one years later, trillions of text…
Health 2.0 Marks the ‘End of the Beginning’
Data obsessed, multidisciplinary, global, trend sensitive, a tad chaotic, and brilliantly viable—this conference is beating on the doors of established…
Why the 80/20 Rule Will Kill Your Business
Want to prove your telehealth concept in the marketplace? Target the 80% of the population spending 20% of healthcare dollars.…
Training the Next Generation in Telemedicine
New telehealth “boot camps” are ensuring that freshly minted physicians are fluent in a brand new model of care. Anyone…
Holodeck Medicine: How Immersive Technology Is Changing the Doctor’s Point Of View
One of the hottest trends in the computer industry is augmented and virtual reality, a computing environment which partially or…
Tomorrow’s Pharmacy Today
Three game-changing pharmacy innovations are reducing error and lowering costs GoToPills What percentage of medications prescribed in the United States…