Category: Technology

Use of technology in prevention, trends, early adoption by providers,

Advantages of Telehealth Discussed in Video

A Dell Healthservices video posted by HealthData Management discusses the importance and advantages of Telehealth. Preventing unnecessary urgent care episodes and following the patient home post-discharge are prominent in the advantages of Telehealth, followed by a number of preferences growing among a consumer base that is increasingly used to immediate feedback and customer satisfaction. See…

Top industry groups to promote best practices for mobile app use

HealthData Management reports that three major provider associations (American Heart Association, American Medical Association, Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society) have combined with DHX Group, an advisory firm, for the purpose of developing and promoting best practices for mobile health applications. The new alliance is called Xcertia and is operating as a non-profit. According to…

Healthcare Goes Digital – And Moves to a Higher Level of Sophisitication

Beth Bierbower, President of the Humana Group Segment, reports on the company’s website that smartphones, wearable devices, and other technologies are changing healthcare delivery, and positively impacting wellness programs. Bierbower notes that health wearables, smartphones, apps and other technologies have revolutionized the way healthcare providers gather information in the diagnosis and treatment of their patients. Read…

Digital Therapeutics a $6 Billion Market Opportunity According to Psilos Group

Psilos Group, a digital health venture investment firm notes, in its 2016 Outlook Report which outlines emerging healthcare trends, that digital therapeutics will amount to a $6 billion market opportunity by 2021. The Psilos report  further elaborates that digital therapeutics improves health outcomes by addressing chronic conditions through behavioral changes, before they become worse. And…

Healthcare IT News Reports Doctors are Growing to Like Digital Health Tools

Healthcare IT News recently reported on the recent American Medical Association (AMA) survey, Physicians’ Motivations and Requirements for Adopting Digital Clinical Tools, which found that 85 percent of physicians saw advantages in digital solutions where patient care is concerned. Not surprisingly, the study found that primary care physicians and doctors working in larger and more…

MHealthSpot finds interest in MR3’s technology focus

MHealthSpot, a website/blog devoted to the latest developments in mobile health, reported on the recent MedCityNews story on MR3Health and our proprietary dermal temperature device, TempTouch. The FDA cleared device will be an integral part of MR3’s service to health insurers as the only at-home solution for the detection and prevention of diabetic foot ulcers.…

Study Finds Skin Temperature Monitoring Reduces the Risk of Diabetic Foot Ulceration

An 18-month randomized controlled trial of 225 subjects with diabetes and at high risk for ulceration found predictive value in temperature gradients in the soles of the feet, and significant benefits for patients performing daily measurements with an infrared dermal thermometer. Results of the 2007 study were reported in The American Journal of Medicine. Download…