Blog articles from 08/2016

Ahead of the 2016 Connected Health Summit , David E. Albert, M.D., Founder & Chief Medical Officer at AliveCor, answers several industry questions on the future of connected health: What’s new in 2016 that keeps you upbeat/optimistic about the connected health market? There is great potential for the connected health market with the recent announcement by Britain’s National Health Service that it will provide millions of patients with free medical technology...

New research by Parks Associates reveals that only 36% of U.S. consumers living in broadband households know that their employer offers a sponsored wellness program. Among them, more than half choose not to use these programs. Parks Associates will address the digital health market at the third-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers , August 30 – September 1 in San Diego. The event focuses on remote health monitoring and care management for accountable care;...

With rising consumer interest and hot venture money, the wearables market for health and wellness has taken a significant stride forward. The industry is currently fixated on who can dominate the wrist, an increasing number of innovations in sensors and form factors open doors for other opportunities—such as smart earbuds. Human ears offer certain advantages for companies seeking to collect biometric data. Ears have blood vessels that supply information about heart rate, blood...

Long an advertising and ratings powerhouse for the Peacock, one of the hottest stories to come out of Rio is the decline in NBC viewership ratings for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad. There are several reasons the Rio Olympics broadcasts are not resonating quite as highly with viewers: Broadcast Delays – As has been the case in previous years, NBC delays some of its most popular events for primetime broadcast. This leads to the possibility of event results hitting the press...

New Parks Associates research shows that only 20% of consumers who have at least one chronic condition are concerned about their health. Even among people with three or more chronic conditions, only 56% are concerned. The international research firm will address chronic care management efforts at the third-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers , August 30 – September 1 in San Diego. The event spotlights health technologies as part of the Internet of Things (IoT)...

Before speaking at the 2016 Connected Health Summit in San Diego, Leslie Butcher, Sr. Director of Business Development at PokitDok, shares her insight on several industry trends: What's new in 2016 that keeps you upbeat/optimistic about the connected health market? Healthcare historically has been very slow to adopt connected technology however I am extremely excited to see that the connected health market is finally maturing. We are seeing the progress; a better...

Prior to the 2016 Connected Health Summit , August 30-September 1, we asked Simon Longbottom, VP of Preventive Health at Nokia, to share his insight on the future of the connected health market: What’s new in 2016 that keeps you upbeat/optimistic about the connected health market? It’s incredible to see the advanced health sensing technologies empowering everyday consumers. People can measure their arterial age just by stepping on a scale. ECG monitoring is enabled...

On July 5th, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued its opinion on whether password sharing violates the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). I read the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit opinion on password sharing , and I suggest you do as well. Judge McKeown and Judge Reinhardt make compelling and insightful comments. For those of you who don’t have the time or energy to read it yourselves, I’ve summarized the major points: The case which...