May 12, 2016
Just a decade ago, nine out of ten doctors in the U.S. managed patient’s records by hand and stored them in color-coded files. But with the apparent limitations of paper: expensive to store; hard to copy; vulnerable to damage; impossible to track; and not to forget the risk it brings […]
May 6, 2016
Nearly half of the population of the United States have either one or more long-term health conditions such as diabetes or a heart disease and are supposed to use medications regularly. As per Therapeutic Drug Use report by Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 48.7% of patients are taking […]
May 3, 2016
Already a $3 trillion dollar industry in the United States, Healthcare is the attraction new companies are vying for to set ground in the market. Nearly 133 million Americans are suffering from one or more long-term health conditions that gulp up almost 75% of the nation’s total health expenditure. Although […]
April 22, 2016
An elderly fellow, with a fingertip glued to his iPhone camera waiting for his heart rate to pop on the screen. A new dieter stepping onto the scale, sighing dejectedly while peering at her smartphone. And this is the new reality of personal health care. Users are getting more and […]
April 13, 2016
Data is an integral component of healthcare. Reports show that data from the US healthcare system alone was approximately 150 exabytes as of 2011. It is expected that the amount of data will reach zettabyte and yottabyte in future. There is vast amount of data in the form of patient […]
April 7, 2016
Internet of Things (IoT) is a broad term that covers both non-computer and non-phone Internet connected devices. IoT has revolutionized today’s landscape by connecting the entire world into a single rope through these Internet enabled devices. The capabilities of IoT are evident in almost every industry and healthcare is no […]