Virtual Health Care Could Save the U.S. Billions Each Year
The conventional wisdom that the best care is delivered in-person by experienced caregivers may soon be overturned. Rising health care costs, a shortage of physicians, and an aging population are making the traditional model of care increasingly unsustainable. But new uses of virtual health and digital technologies may help the industry manage these challenges. A number of new technologies are helping to move elements of patient care from medical workers to machines and to patients themselves, allowing health care organizations to reduce costs by reducing labor intensity.
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Apple and Amazon’s moves in health signal a coming transformation
The world’s biggest tech firms see an opportunity in health care, which could mean empowered patients, better diagnosis of disease and lower costs.
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Aging Japan: Robots may have role in future of elder care
Paro the furry seal cries softly while an elderly woman pets it. Pepper, a humanoid, waves while leading a group of senior citizens in exercises. The upright Tree guides a disabled man taking shaky steps, saying in a gentle feminine voice, “right, left, well done!”
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The doctor will see you now — on your smartphone
Could telemedicine change the way we manage our health?
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The Challenge of Doctor-Patient Relations in the Internet Age
But there’s danger in trusting data over people, as there is in thinking the expertise of all people is equivalent. When it comes to health, digital natives may not be learning how to navigate effectively. And the consequences could be harmful.
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What Will Health Care Look Like Once Smart Speakers Are Everywhere?
Voice-powered technologies such as Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, and Cortana, are changing the way people shop, drive cars, and manage their homes. Studies have suggested that, by 2020, 50% of all searches will be conducted by voice and smart speakers are expected to reach 55% of U.S. households by 2022. It is no different for physicians.
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Project Baseline: Alphabet's five-year plan to map the entire journey of human health
An ambitious collaboration between US universities and Google-offshoot Alphabet's life sciences arm is aiming to map the factors that contribute to good health, and illness.
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IBM’s New AI Can Predict Psychosis in Your Speech
The AI takes subjectivity out of the equation.
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End Of Watch
What happens when you try to change behavior without behavioral science?
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Why Doctors Hate Their Computers
Digitization promises to make medical care easier and more efficient. But are screens coming between doctors and patients?
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7 amazing ways artificial intelligence is used in healthcare
One of the biggest impacts of new technology - and perhaps the most life-changing - will be felt in healthcare.
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The future is ear: Why “hearables” are finally tech’s next big thing
The explosive growth of their AI voice assistants has Google, Apple, and Amazon racing to put your entire smartphone in an earpiece.
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5 Technologies Bringing Healthcare Systems into the Future
From Asia to Europe and Africa to America, societies are trying to figure out how best to manage an aging population.
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AI trust and AI fears: A media debate that could divide society
We are at a tipping point of a new digital divide. While some embrace AI, many people will always prefer human experts even when they’re wrong.
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'Carebots' could take over from NHS medics to save £13bn a year
The controversial study led by surgeon and former health minister Lord Darzi calls for the “full automation” of health and social services, claiming it would give staff “time to care” for patients.
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Virtual reality is being used by hospitals to help people cope with pain
Researchers began to explore virtual reality as a therapy for pain in the late 1990s, but the expensive and bulky equipment prevented it from gaining popularity. Today’s VR systems are more affordable, lightweight, smaller and comfortable. Many use a smartphone for the display and hardware, which can cut costs.
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By 2020, 1-in-5 healthcare orgs will adopt blockchain; here’s why
Blockchain lets the healthcare industry exchange data in a standard format, automate complex processes and apply AI against large silos of medical data. It might even allow patients to sell their data for rewards.
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