Seventy percent of consumers are likely to use digital health solutions in the future, and at least three in four believe the solutions would help improve their wellbeing, according to a report by the Consumer Technology Association.
However, cost is the greatest barrier to adoption, and cost accompanied by a lack of user-friendliness is why consumers stop using digital health offerings...
Artificial intelligence is being used across the healthcare industry with the goal of delivering care more efficiently and improving outcomes for patients. But if health systems and vendors aren't careful, AI has the potential to support biased decision-making and make equities even worse.
"Algorithmic bias really is the application of an algorithm that compounds existing inequity," Sarah Awan,...
The market for wearable gadgets is set to get a boost from the overall booming consumer tech market, which is expected to generate a record-breaking $487 billion in revenue in this year, according to a report from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).
The report projected shipments of connected health monitoring devices such as smart thermometers, pulse oximeters and blood pressure monitors...
A facelift for hospital room TVs. Amwell announced today a new tech addition to the company's hospital-focused telehealth product. Specifically, the company's Hospital TV 100 kit transforms a hospital room's existing television into a two-way video conversation with virtual providers – an approach that Amwell said will allow hospitals to leverage their existing infrastructure to scale their...
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced this morning a new group of 24 technology and digital health companies aiming to develop industry-wide standards for digital therapeutics use.
Headlined by big names like Google Health, Doctor on Demand, HP, Livongo and ResMed (see below for the full list), the initiative is tackling the amorphous definitions and terminologies that abound within...
In a recent survey conducted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), about two-thirds of physician respondents said they “strongly intend” to employ continuous and remote patient monitoring technologies in future treatment, with just over half of consumers reporting that they would use such devices if recommended by their physician.
"Remote patient monitoring technology has the potential to...
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced more than 30 organizations collaborating in a newly launched initiative focused on AI in healthcare. Comprised of Google, Fitbit, IBM, Livongo, Samsung, Verizon and others, the effort seeks to develop common terminology and a set of best practices regarding data use with the new technology.
“AI will boost our wellness and health care by...
Walmart has updated its app, and made big changes to the pharmacy features. With the new updates, users can refill prescriptions, track their order, and view price and pickup details. Walmart is also introducing express lanes to speed customers who are using the app through the pharmacy pickup line. Users just scan a code at the register and pick up the prescription — payment and receipts all...
The wearable activity tracking device market is one of the fastest growing tech categories, according to a report from the Consumer Technology Association.
Some 20 percent of US households now own an activity tracking wearable device, which is nearly double the households that owned these devices last year. CTA also said that another 15 percent of households planned to purchase an activity...
Some 74 percent of adults said they plan to purchase health and fitness device within the next year. And of this group, 35 percent said they plan to buy a smartwatch, according to a survey of 1,001 online US adults conducted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association. The survey was fielded between August 20 and September 2.
Following smartwatches...
