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Data Tracking: The Future of Healthcare?

Bill Hess - 4/4/2018 - 0

Big data tracking of millions of people holds the promise of inspiring new ways to approach prevention. However, it also has the potential of wreaking havoc on the lives of the very people it was designed to help.

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Chemo Got You Down? There’s an App for That

Matt Lashey - 3/30/2018 - 0

The chemoWave app was created by people with cancer for people with cancer to help take control during the chemotherapy journey.

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Why Innovation is a Strategic Imperative at UPMC

Patricia Salber, MD, MBA - 2/23/2018 - 0

New technologies, like artificial intelligence, can free time for clinicians to connect with patients, to empathize, to build trust, to engage in shared decision-making, communication, and collaboration – the most humanistic aspects of care.

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How A.I. and Cybersecurity are Transforming Healthcare

Andy Heikkila - 1/4/2018 - 0

While technological disruption may have gotten the healthcare industry into this mess, it could also be the very thing that delivers the industry from it.

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Big Data’s Promise for Potential in Healthcare

Noah Rue - 11/21/2017 - 0

Over the next 5-10 years, the synergy between data analytics and technology will continue to expand leading to greatly improved healthcare around the world.

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These 6 Next-Gen AI Tools are Revolutionizing Healthcare

Sreeram Sreenivasan - 10/29/2017 - 0

Here are 6 AI-based healthcare tools that are effectively playing a suggestion-making role that enhances human efforts. It remains to be seen if such tools will play a decision-making role in the future.

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Why Digital Healthcare Can Never Replace Doctors

Jack Penner - 9/25/2017 - 0

Digital healthcare won’t replace the doctor-patient relationship because caring hands and listening ears can be medicine in and of themselves.

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Tips to Relieve Stress When Caring for an Elder

Samantha Rivers - 6/12/2017 - 2

Caring for an elder can be hard work and stressful, but human and digital help are available to help out. You don’t have to go it alone.

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Smart Home Tech That Will Make Life Better for the Elderly

Maricel Tabalba - 5/6/2017 - 4

Smart home tech devices, such as smart thermostats, lights, doorbells, and monitors, can make life safer and easier for today’s seniors and can help them age in place.

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This New Generation of Wearables Empowers People to Take Charge

Frank McGillin - 3/26/2017 - 0

The newest wearable technology advances are empowering people to take control of their health and, ultimately, their lives—delivering care when and where they need it, without being confined to a hospital visit for treatment.

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Public Health Tech: The Future of Health Tech You Never Heard Of

Marquesa Finch, MPH - 1/29/2017 - 1

Public Health Tech is any tech product or tech-enabled service that prevents the onset of disease or addresses the needs of medically vulnerable populations. The founders of newly created P2Health Ventures believe it is the future of healthcare.

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