Forbes June 12, 2018
The internet of things (IoT), big data and, ultimately, transformational digital health promise to greatly raise the standard of what can be accomplished in a software-driven health care universe. Wearable devices can collect patient data on everything from blood pressure to glucose levels to heart rhythms. Big data can identify trends, compare them to population health norms and determine how a patient is faring with his/her current treatment plan. This information can then become accessible to all participants in the care ecosystem — including patients, physicians and specialists — through their mobile devices as part of a universal health record.
All of these new capabilities are made possible by a new generation in health IT that puts software at the...