HIT Consultant November 4, 2024
Amidst the backdrop of the United States being the world’s highest spender on healthcare, a sober reality emerges: despite this immense investment, the nation faces many alarming statistics on the state of public health.
With the lowest life expectancy among developed nations, coupled with distressingly high rates of avoidable deaths, maternal and infant mortality, as well as an epidemic of chronic conditions and obesity, the current state of healthcare in the U.S. is unsustainable.
Confronted by these challenges, a pivot towards proactive healthcare solutions isn’t just desirable — it’s imperative. In this landscape of urgency and opportunity, the emergence of precision data from wearables and health tech platforms, and the quantified self-movement it has spawned, stand out as a...