Health Tech…can technology alone deliver better health?
Thursday, January 17, 2019 | Jeff Russell | 0 Comments
The recent flurry of press generated by last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has me thinking a lot about technology and its role in healthcare and improving health outcomes. Health-related technology was front and center at last week’s show as more than 100 companies displayed their latest health-related devices, software and services in the hope of gaining exposure and credibility in the crowded health-tech market. For example, consumer “wearables” were bigger than ever this year. Devices to monitor your ECG, hydration levels, brain activity, skin pH and even a device to measure baby diaper activity were all introduced. A new device from Black & Decker was particularly interesting…a voice-recognizing digital assistant optimized for home healthcare. Time will tell if it is effective, but I appreciated the effort to help seniors age in place rather than a nursing home or assisted-living center.