Digital Health
As well as medical advances, our healthcare is also getting better due to improvements in the digital world. From computerisation of medical records to apps that remind you to take medications, health and social care can be improved by simply delivering it better than ever before.
Interoperability is an important buzzwork in health IT - this means the ability of different computer systems to talk to each other, so that your doctor can see exactly what you've been diagnosed and prescribed with in the past, whether they treated you in their clinic or somewhere else entirely. Unfortunately, even now, sometimes this is not an automatic process even within the same hospital.
Digital health also opens up opportunities for remote healthcare, whether that be a telepresence robot visiting patients in a hospital, or remote diagnostics so that people don't even have to leave their home, this can be a significant time and cost saving for everyone involved.
Read more about: Personal Health Record (PHR).
Digital Health News
Digital health tools effectively lower hypertension, new study finds
Yale School of Medicine - 14-Feb-2024
Significant systolic BP reductions, highlighting its potential to address health disparities
Read more...Character.ai became virtual psychotherapist for young people
BBC - 04-Jan-2024
Offering comfort and advice, the rise of AI therapy sparks debate about its potential & perils
Read more...Frieda Health raised EUR 2.5 million to advance their menopause platform
Live Forever Club - 20-Nov-2023
A step towards empowering women for better health and quality of life
Read more...Humanity Inc.'s AI-powered health app helps you live longer and healthier
Master Investor - 01-Nov-2023
The app helps users boost their energy levels and feel more alive
Read more...Digital Health Resources
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Basil Leaf Technologies
Company developing interactive, consumer-level products that empower individuals to monitor and improve their personal health
Canary Speech
Speech and language company specialized in the area of identifying disease and human condition through speech
AliveCor
App providing an immediate analysis to detect atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, tachycardia and normal rhythm
Greg Fahy
World expert in organ cryopreservation, Chief Scientific Officer and Co-founder at Intervene Immune