Healthcare Informatics May 11, 2018
Heather Landi

Digital and mobile technology hold the promise of innovating the way healthcare is delivered and potentially improving the health and wellbeing of patients. From cognitive behavioral therapy apps to diabetes management tools to wearables that monitor heart rate, digital innovation is already beginning to changing health and social care delivery.

In fact, there have been several media reports about fitness trackers, literally, saving people’s lives due to the tracking of abnormal heart rates. According to a recent article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, when an 18-year-old woman felt out of breath, the Apple Watch she was wearing notified her to take a breath, and tracked a spike in her heart rate to 120 beats per minute, then 130. The watch...

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Topics: Apps, Digital Health, Insurance, Medicaid, mHealth, Technology, Wearables
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