Home Robots
Robots will play an increasingly important role in home healthcare in the years ahead. The little guy in the picture was developed by Westminster Technologies, Inc. in Cleveland, OH. The target market for the robots is K-12 schools. Some STEM programs (science technology engineering mathematics) have funding for the technology. Kids can learn how they […]
mHealth Editorial Board
Announcements Dr. John R. Patrick- Welcome aboard! We are happy to announce that mHealth has a new editorial board member! It is our great honor to have Dr. John R. Patrick join the editorial board of mHealth. As an expert in the field of healthcare and mobile health, Dr. Patrick will provide academic support for […]
Mental Health
One of the many things I learned at the Open Minds Technology & Informatics Institute in Washington, D.C. today is how closely related mental health and general health are. I was intrigued to learn 30% of medically ill patients also have some form of mental illness and 70% of mentally ill patients have some form […]
2015 Open Minds Technology & Informatics Institute
I will be driving down to Washington, D.C. on Monday for the 2015 Open Minds Technology & Informatics Institute. This will be my longest trip so far with the Tesla Model S. I am looking forward to discovering a charging station along the way.
Telehealth is Hot. Teledoc Hits One Million.
Telehealth is really catching on. The nation’s largest telehealth platform, Teladoc, has facilitated its one millionth electronic visit between a physician and a patient. Teladoc doctors are practicing physicians licensed in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, dermatology, or behavioral health. Their credentials are reviewed every 3 years. Teladoc doctors are just like regular primary care physicians or […]