University Program Examines Efficacy of Health Messages via Social Media & Mobile | FierceHealthIT
Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida is tacking the challenge of how best to gauge the effectiveness of delivering health and wellness messages to patients via social media and mobile devices. Specifically, they will be testing the effectiveness of this messaging for chronically ill patients (ie, diabetes and hypertension). Read Full Entry
Yesterday afternoon, the minds responsible for innovation at GSW and iQ took a field trip to Columbus-based Riverside Hospital, part of the OhioHealth System. OhioHealth, one of Ohio’s largest health systems, houses over 16,000 associates, 2,400 physicians and nearly 3,000 volunteers.
But it wasn’t the hospital we were visiting; it was an opportunity to meet the brilliant minds behind their Center for Medical Education and Innovation (CME+I). Founded in 2006, the Center’s mission is simple: improve healing and patient safety in a safe environment. It was out of the challenges and frustration clinicians face on the medical floor that CME+I was born. OhioHealth has a passion for transforming that frustration into change. Read Full Entry
Are ePatients Self-Diagnosing Too Much? | DTC Marketing
As healthcare becomes more digitalized, we are seeing more and more patients each month accessing health information online, on their own. While, initially this seems like it would have a positive impact on self-health management, one trend that is emerging is patients inaccurately self-diagnosing themselves. Has readily available health information lead to people try to replace their physician at the mercy of their health? Read Full Entry
Each year CES holds The Innovations Design and Engineering Awards. These awards give consumer electronic makers an opportunity to have their newest products judged by a preeminent panel. It’s the place to see, touch, feel and understand the future of consumer electronics. Best of Awards are given to one product within each category. Below is this year’s Best of Award and a list of honorees within the Health and Wellness category. Read Full Entry
Last year at CES I reported on products that were similar to our 2010 experiment Circuit in my post, iQ’s Experiment Circuit found at CES. This year I was interested in seeing how these products have improved over the year. Out of the three products reviewed last year, I found IDEAL LIFE the most interesting this year. Read Full Entry
Ford’s mission of making the driving experience as enriching as possible has made infotainment accessories within their automobiles more robust and comprehensive. Not only can you get custom mirror and seat setting automatically figured out for you, but you can get your own personal music station selection as well.
However, Ford hasn’t stopped there.
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Most people would immediately associate big names like Sony, AMD, and Intel to have a significant presence at the Consumer Electronics Show. But, if I had venture a guess, many of our readers would be surprised with the fact that UnitedHealth Group is a very active participant in this year’s CES.
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When strolling outside of the health and wellness area at CES, we’re always on the look out for healthcare products by unexpected exhibitors. To our surprise, we come across Verizon’s healthcare section of products. The majority of these products were partners using Verizon’s 4G LTE like BL Healthcare and InTouch Health. However, Verizon did have one of their very own healthcare products on display. Read Full Entry
Eye tracking is a technology that monitors eye movements as a means of studying how people interact with text and online documents. You may have already seen companies who use eye tracking for user experience studies or market research. So what’s so cool about eye tracking today you ask? Read Full Entry
How one hospital is supporting innovations by their doctors and nurses >> http://t.co/iUpyWnqC Some lunchtime reading >> 5 of the best articles we read this week in iQ http://t.co/vUpQkQe4 RT @pharmaphorum: “The relationship between mobile and data will see the most innovation in helping people get better” http://t.co/oMStx3Yw
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