“The web has fixed a lot of broken industries; it’s time to do it for healthcare.” Dr. Marty Tenenbaum said this at the first Health 2.0 Conference back in 2007. At this point, the focus was on eHealth, the early embrace of all things digital in the era of personal computers. What was clear from Matt […]
Collapse or consolidation? The wearables market and what you need to do next
There’s no hiding it. The wearables market is looking shaky right now. In the fourth quarter of 2017, two major players, Fitbit and Xiaomi, shipped 17 percent and 5 percent fewer devices worldwide than the equivalent period in the previous year. In fact, the wearables market only grew by 8 percent thanks to the Apple […]
Conduct better mHealth research with these 5 best practices
The realm and possibilities of mHealth have grown substantially in a short period of time. Last year, 325,000 mHealth apps were available for use on mobile devices. Of those, 158,000 were on Google Play, a 50% increase from 2016. Researchers are finding mHealth and the opportunities it provides for better healthcare to be a fertile […]