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When personal computers became widely available in the 1990s, e-health emerged. When such computers could be connected to networks, telemedical services appeared. The rise of social media networks gave space to medicine 2.0 and health 2.0; while the penetration of mobile phones and later smartphones summoned mobile health. But from the 2010s, the rate at which disruptive technologies appear is inducing a qualitative change for both the patients and their caregivers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What belongs to Digital Health?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Digital health includes the use of advanced technologies such as health sensors, portable diagnostic devices, virtual reality or artificial intelligence for the delivery of healthcare and the practice of medicine. These technologies span a wide range of uses, from applications in general wellness and prevention to applications in diagnostics and treatments. They include technologies intended for use as a medical product, in a medical product, as companion diagnostics, or as an adjunct to other medical products (devices, drugs, and biologics).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The broad scope of digital health includes categories such as mobile health (mHealth), health information technology (IT), wearable devices, telehealth and telemedicine, and personalized medicine, among others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>From mobile medical apps and software that support the clinical decisions doctors make every day to artificial intelligence and machine learning, digital technology has been driving a revolution in healthcare. Digital health tools have the vast potential to improve our ability to accurately diagnose, monitor and treat disease and to enhance the delivery of healthcare for the individual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>Digital health is the cultural transformation of how disruptive technologies that provide digital and objective data accessible to both caregivers and patients leads to an […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,22563,"closed","",[28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37],1715,4295,1681,1617,3207,1683,1723,1831,1631,2017,[39,14,40,41,42,43],"post-33097","type-wiki","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry",{"id":24,"alt_text":45,"caption":26,"description":45,"media_type":46,"media_details":47,"post":87,"source_url":88},"TMF, DNA, genes, doctor, genetics, 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health defined, explained, and explored","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-sheets-value=\"{"1":2,"2":"Digital health is the cultural transformation of how disruptive technologies that provide digital and objective data accessible to both caregivers and patients leads to an equal level doctor-patient relationship with shared decision-making and the democratization of care. \\n\\nLearn more about digital health from The Medical Futurist:\\nWhy is digital health important\\nWhat are the benefits of digital health technologies\\nDigital health strategies from around the world\\""}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{"2":4481,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"11":4,"15":"Arial"}\">Digital health is the cultural transformation of how disruptive technologies that provide digital and objective data accessible to both caregivers and patients lead to an equal level doctor-patient relationship with shared decision-making and the democratization of care.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan 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democratization of care. \\n\\nLearn more about digital health from The Medical Futurist:\\nWhy is digital health important\\nWhat are the benefits of digital health technologies\\nDigital health strategies from around the world\\""}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{"2":4481,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"11":4,"15":"Arial"}\">Why is digital health important\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cspan data-sheets-value=\"{"1":2,"2":"Digital health is the cultural transformation of how disruptive technologies that provide digital and objective data accessible to both caregivers and patients leads to an equal level doctor-patient relationship with shared decision-making and the democratization of care. \\n\\nLearn more about digital health from The Medical Futurist:\\nWhy is digital health important\\nWhat are the benefits of digital health technologies\\nDigital health strategies from around the world\\""}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{"2":4481,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"11":4,"15":"Arial"}\">What are the benefits of digital health technologies\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cspan data-sheets-value=\"{"1":2,"2":"Digital health is the cultural transformation of how disruptive technologies that provide digital and objective data accessible to both caregivers and patients leads to an equal level doctor-patient relationship with shared decision-making and the democratization of care. \\n\\nLearn more about digital health from The Medical Futurist:\\nWhy is digital health important\\nWhat are the benefits of digital health technologies\\nDigital health strategies from around the world\\""}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{"2":4481,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"11":4,"15":"Arial"}\">Digital health strategies from around the world\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{"ID":93,"post_author":94,"post_date":95,"post_date_gmt":96,"post_content":97,"post_title":98,"post_excerpt":99,"post_status":13,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"post_password":26,"post_name":100,"to_ping":26,"pinged":26,"post_modified":101,"post_modified_gmt":102,"post_content_filtered":26,"post_parent":103,"guid":104,"menu_order":103,"post_type":105,"post_mime_type":26,"comment_count":85,"filter":106},16150,"6","2017-08-11 10:26:02","2017-08-11 08:26:02","\u003C!-- wp:html -->\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2017. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:html -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The team of The Medical Futurist has spent the last months going through a myriad of companies to choose the ones that might have the biggest impact on the future of digital health. While diving into the details how companies dedicate their efforts to the betterment of healthcare, we learned a lot about what principles are the driving forces behind their activities. Here, we summarized our main findings, while you are more than welcome to purchase the e-book about the companies on leanpub.com.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:more -->\n\u003C!--more-->\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:more -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cstrong>Healthcare is one of the most rapidly changing industries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>According to an analysis of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2015, health care belongs to the fastest growing industries in the United States. The projection shows that more than 2 million people will work in home health care services by 2024 compared to the 1.2 million employed in 2014. The Trump administration's policies might change the exact numbers, but the trajectory seems to be steady. Outpatient care centers, nursing facilities or ambulatory health care services will absorb thousands of skilled workers in the years to come. In 2016, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fpictures\u002F5707da00e4b045e86b215ece\u002Fthe-20-fastest-growing-jo\u002F#6b2b707f72df\">Forbes magazine listed the fastest growing jobs\u003C\u002Fa> in America – and 12 out of the 20 occupations are directly linked to healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>A real revolution is unfolding in front of our eyes, and entrepreneurs hand in hand with latest digital technologies are the backbone of this transformation. More than $8 billion was invested in over 500 digital health companies in 2016. Moreover, funding for digital health ventures has continued to far exceed investment in traditional healthcare sectors with its 85 percent year-over-year spike in funding. Although, after analyzing 900 healthcare IT startups, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002F46107\u002Faccenture-51-percent-of-digital-health-startups-fail-within-two-years\">Accenture found\u003C\u002Fa> that half of all digital health start-ups in the US fail within two years of launching. Nonetheless, digital health is buzzing, which also makes it quite difficult to navigate in it. In spite of the difficulties and based on the latest trends, we decided to draw the map of the top 100 companies in digital health with the greatest potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>While we were collecting the most important and successful ventures, we learned a lot about health care itself, and we distilled the most important principles driving digital health companies towards a better future. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Fmedicalfuturist100\">\u003Cstrong>See all the 100 companies in our latest e-book on Leanpub.com\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":16163,\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Fmedicalfuturist100\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fhero.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16163\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cstrong>1) Patients into healthcare design!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The era has ended when patients were exclusively the end-users of healthcare products and services. With the rise of patient empowerment, people want to be involved in the shaping of their own health – which should have been natural and obvious all along the way! Digital health ventures not only place patients at the heart of their solutions but also involve them in the design phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.smartpatients.com\u002F\">Smart Patients\u003C\u002Fa>, an online community for patients and families affected by a variety of illnesses showed what happens when a company involves patients. This community clearly demonstrates how strong patient communities can be and how much patients can help each other when technology is not an obstacle but a facilitator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":15837} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fpatient-advisory-board.jpg\" alt=\"top 100 companies\" class=\"wp-image-15837\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cstrong>2) No disruptive technologies, no digital health\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>It is not enough to improve current technologies. For making leaps instead of baby steps in healthcare, real disruption is necessary: innovative ideas coupled with creative execution and the possibility of cheap reproduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Spanish start-up, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.exovite.com\">Exovite\u003C\u002Fa> established in 2013 offers 3D-printed customized casts for people with broken limbs. Printing the cast only takes a few minutes. The price of 3D printing also started to drop drastically which makes it available in more and more places. Exovite’s system also includes a rehabilitation module that stimulates the muscles below the cast with electric signals, speeding up recovery and preventing muscle atrophy. If you have ever worn a plaster cast, you know how hard it is to live with it and what a disruptive solution Exovite worked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":16162} -->\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fexovite-sistema-completo_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16162\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cstrong>3) The ultimate focus point: people in need\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The ultimate goal of healthcare, helping people in need, should not get lost during the production of fancy infographics, data visualizations, and colorful charts. The greatest digital health initiatives do not provide data, offer AI or VR as an end in itself, but only apply disruptive technologies to the greater goal of offering help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.notimpossible.com\">Not Impossible Labs\u003C\u002Fa> is a community of innovators, creating life-changing devices and delivering inspiring content that compels action. They aim to change the story of healthcare by providing open-source, DIY solutions that essentially help people exactly where they need it. For example, the company \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnet.com\u002Fnews\u002Fhow-3d-printers-are-changing-kids-lives-in-war-torn-sudan\u002F\">took 3D printers to Sudan\u003C\u002Fa> where the chaos of war has left many people with amputated limbs. The organization’s founder, Mick Ebeling, trained locals how to operate the machinery, create patient-specific limbs, and fit new inexpensive prosthetics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":16153} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fnot-impossible-labs.jpg\" alt=\"Not Impossible Labs - Top 100 Companies\" class=\"wp-image-16153\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cstrong>4) Clinical validation is crucial\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>You can come up with the best idea ever in medical technology, but if you cannot prove scientifically that it works, nobody will use it. And that’s the only logical consequence, as the progress of healthcare should always be based on scientific achievements. Peer-reviewed papers, evidence based medicine are the basis of making clinical decisions. This is one of the reasons why the fall of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-12-most-overhyped-technologies-in-healthcare\u002F\">overhyped one-drop blood testing start-up, Theranos\u003C\u002Fa> was so painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>And this is why such immense health analytical tools as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ibm.com\u002Fsmarterplanet\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Fibmwatson\u002F\">IBM Watson\u003C\u002Fa> are so important. The AI algorithm can process millions of pages in seconds. This remarkable speed is expected to help physicians make more informed decisions faster and to cull new insights from electronic medical records. IBM utilizes \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ibm.com\u002Fwatson\u002Fhealth\u002Foncology\u002F\">Watson for Oncology\u003C\u002Fa> to help cancer research, and another algorithm, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fresearcher.watson.ibm.com\u002Fresearcher\u002Fview_group.php?id=4384\">Medical Sieve\u003C\u002Fa> is qualified to assist in clinical decision making in radiology and cardiology. Another tech giant, Google also recognized the potential in mining medical records and health knowledge in general, so it launched its Deepmind Health project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":16154} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fibm-watson.jpg\" alt=\"IBM Watson - Top 100 Companies\" class=\"wp-image-16154\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cstrong>5) Working closely with policy-makers is beneficial for progress\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Innovators and regulators are both for the greater common good, they just happen to have different tasks. The latter have to ensure chaos does not eclipse the health market: products and services are appropriately validated; service providers are qualified, etc. As the regulatory process is “slightly” slower than the average operating speed of start-ups, agencies might seem as the wheel-drags of innovation. But instead of being impatient and considering regulatory actors as a burden, it is a more beneficial strategy to cooperate; as it can accelerate bureaucratic processes as well as general progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The San Diego-based company, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.organovo.com\u002F\">Organovo\u003C\u002Fa> is focusing on the technology of 3D printing biomaterials. They announced successfully bio-printed liver tissues in 2014 and they seemed to be 4-6 years away from printing liver parts for transplantation. These bio-printed livers could also be used in the pharmaceutical industry to replace animal models for analyzing the toxicity of new drugs. Organovo cooperates with the FDA in order for the agency to understand the process of bioprinting to be able to regulate it well. With the company’s help, 3D printed tissue might get FDA-approval as early as 2019!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":16155} -->\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Forganovo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16155\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cstrong>6) Communication to the public is essential\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The myth of the scientist buried under paper mountains in his room being acknowledged only by his peers is over. Digital communication channels foster the spread of news about scientific discoveries not only in the scientific communities but also in the wider public. And a better understanding of the advantages and dangers of a newly developed solution by the general population could also support its acceptance into the stream of medical thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Oscar is a New York-based health insurance company that has employed technology, design, and data to humanize health care since 2013. Its user-friendly website allows subscribers to track and manage medical bills; while Oscar collects data from customers’ visits with doctors and analyzes how much they cost and the results. Moreover, their patients in the US \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.bloomberg.com\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002F2015-09-03\u002Ffor-health-insurance-startup-oscar-cute-ads-only-go-so-far\">get Amazon gift cards as rewards\u003C\u002Fa> for achieving their daily goals as measured by FitBit wearables. Oscar was publicized extensively in the news and achieved wide public acceptance. It also started to push established health institutions to think their health insurance policies over. As a great success for Oscar and the innovative health insurance approach, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2017\u002F06\u002F15\u002Fcleveland-clinic-and-oscar-partner-on-health-plan-in-ohio.html\">in June 2017 Cleveland Clinic and Oscar announced\u003C\u002Fa>, they are teaming up on a new health plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ciframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fplugins\u002Fvideo.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedicalfuturist%2Fvideos%2F1325830260844939%2F&show_text=0&width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>This is only a glimpse of the variety of exciting digital health ventures, so if you are interested, read on in our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Fmedicalfuturist100\">\u003Cstrong>newest e-book\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>; and see for yourself how the top 100 companies are shaping digital health from virtual reality through robotics to telemedicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":16163,\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Fmedicalfuturist100\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fhero.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16163\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:html -->\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you'd like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. 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Here, we summarized our main findings, while you are more than welcome to purchase the e-book about the companies on leanpub.com.","top-100-companies-shaping-the-future-of-digital-health","2022-05-10 14:43:56","2022-05-10 12:43:56",0,"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=16150","post","raw","More about Digital Health",[109],31417,[111,112,113,114],17789,20658,24217,13373,{"yoast_wpseo_title":116,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":117,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"What is Digital Health? - Digital health defined, explained, and explored","What is Digital Health? Why is Digital Health important? What are the benefits of Digital Health? Learn more from The Medical Futurist",{"self":119,"collection":125,"about":128,"author":131,"replies":135,"wp:featuredmedia":138,"wp:attachment":141,"wp:term":144,"curies":148},[120],{"href":121,"targetHints":122},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fwiki\u002F33097",{"allow":123},[124],"GET",[126],{"href":127},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fwiki",[129],{"href":130},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fwiki",[132],{"embeddable":133,"href":134},true,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F6",[136],{"embeddable":133,"href":137},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=33097",[139],{"embeddable":133,"href":140},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F22563",[142],{"href":143},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=33097",[145],{"taxonomy":146,"embeddable":133,"href":147},"yst_prominent_words","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=33097",[149],{"name":150,"href":151,"templated":133},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",{"id":93,"date":153,"date_gmt":154,"guid":155,"modified":156,"modified_gmt":157,"slug":100,"status":13,"type":105,"link":158,"title":159,"content":160,"excerpt":162,"author":23,"featured_media":164,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":133,"template":26,"format":165,"meta":166,"categories":167,"tags":169,"project_category":183,"contact_email_category":184,"yst_prominent_words":185,"class_list":196,"better_featured_image":214,"acf":243,"yoast_meta":244,"_links":246},"2017-08-11T10:26:02","2017-08-11T08:26:02",{"rendered":104},"2022-05-10T14:43:56","2022-05-10T12:43:56","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-100-companies-shaping-the-future-of-digital-health",{"rendered":98},{"rendered":161,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2017. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The team of The Medical Futurist has spent the last months going through a myriad of companies to choose the ones that might have the biggest impact on the future of digital health. While diving into the details how companies dedicate their efforts to the betterment of healthcare, we learned a lot about what principles are the driving forces behind their activities. Here, we summarized our main findings, while you are more than welcome to purchase the e-book about the companies on leanpub.com.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Healthcare is one of the most rapidly changing industries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to an analysis of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2015, health care belongs to the fastest growing industries in the United States. The projection shows that more than 2 million people will work in home health care services by 2024 compared to the 1.2 million employed in 2014. The Trump administration’s policies might change the exact numbers, but the trajectory seems to be steady. Outpatient care centers, nursing facilities or ambulatory health care services will absorb thousands of skilled workers in the years to come. In 2016, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fpictures\u002F5707da00e4b045e86b215ece\u002Fthe-20-fastest-growing-jo\u002F#6b2b707f72df\">Forbes magazine listed the fastest growing jobs\u003C\u002Fa> in America – and 12 out of the 20 occupations are directly linked to healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A real revolution is unfolding in front of our eyes, and entrepreneurs hand in hand with latest digital technologies are the backbone of this transformation. More than $8 billion was invested in over 500 digital health companies in 2016. Moreover, funding for digital health ventures has continued to far exceed investment in traditional healthcare sectors with its 85 percent year-over-year spike in funding. Although, after analyzing 900 healthcare IT startups, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002F46107\u002Faccenture-51-percent-of-digital-health-startups-fail-within-two-years\">Accenture found\u003C\u002Fa> that half of all digital health start-ups in the US fail within two years of launching. Nonetheless, digital health is buzzing, which also makes it quite difficult to navigate in it. In spite of the difficulties and based on the latest trends, we decided to draw the map of the top 100 companies in digital health with the greatest potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While we were collecting the most important and successful ventures, we learned a lot about health care itself, and we distilled the most important principles driving digital health companies towards a better future. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Fmedicalfuturist100\">\u003Cstrong>See all the 100 companies in our latest e-book on Leanpub.com\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Fmedicalfuturist100\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fhero.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16163\"\u002F\u003C\u002Fa srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fhero.png 580w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fhero-341x512.png 341w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fhero-167x250.png 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) Patients into healthcare design!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The era has ended when patients were exclusively the end-users of healthcare products and services. With the rise of patient empowerment, people want to be involved in the shaping of their own health – which should have been natural and obvious all along the way! Digital health ventures not only place patients at the heart of their solutions but also involve them in the design phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.smartpatients.com\u002F\">Smart Patients\u003C\u002Fa>, an online community for patients and families affected by a variety of illnesses showed what happens when a company involves patients. This community clearly demonstrates how strong patient communities can be and how much patients can help each other when technology is not an obstacle but a facilitator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fpatient-advisory-board.jpg\" alt=\"top 100 companies\" class=\"wp-image-15837\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fpatient-advisory-board.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fpatient-advisory-board-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fpatient-advisory-board-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fpatient-advisory-board-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2) No disruptive technologies, no digital health\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is not enough to improve current technologies. For making leaps instead of baby steps in healthcare, real disruption is necessary: innovative ideas coupled with creative execution and the possibility of cheap reproduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Spanish start-up, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.exovite.com\">Exovite\u003C\u002Fa> established in 2013 offers 3D-printed customized casts for people with broken limbs. Printing the cast only takes a few minutes. The price of 3D printing also started to drop drastically which makes it available in more and more places. Exovite’s system also includes a rehabilitation module that stimulates the muscles below the cast with electric signals, speeding up recovery and preventing muscle atrophy. If you have ever worn a plaster cast, you know how hard it is to live with it and what a disruptive solution Exovite worked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fexovite-sistema-completo_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16162\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fexovite-sistema-completo_02.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fexovite-sistema-completo_02-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fexovite-sistema-completo_02-512x221.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fexovite-sistema-completo_02-458x198.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3) The ultimate focus point: people in need\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The ultimate goal of healthcare, helping people in need, should not get lost during the production of fancy infographics, data visualizations, and colorful charts. The greatest digital health initiatives do not provide data, offer AI or VR as an end in itself, but only apply disruptive technologies to the greater goal of offering help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.notimpossible.com\">Not Impossible Labs\u003C\u002Fa> is a community of innovators, creating life-changing devices and delivering inspiring content that compels action. They aim to change the story of healthcare by providing open-source, DIY solutions that essentially help people exactly where they need it. For example, the company \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnet.com\u002Fnews\u002Fhow-3d-printers-are-changing-kids-lives-in-war-torn-sudan\u002F\">took 3D printers to Sudan\u003C\u002Fa> where the chaos of war has left many people with amputated limbs. The organization’s founder, Mick Ebeling, trained locals how to operate the machinery, create patient-specific limbs, and fit new inexpensive prosthetics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fnot-impossible-labs.jpg\" alt=\"Not Impossible Labs - Top 100 Companies\" class=\"wp-image-16153\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fnot-impossible-labs.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fnot-impossible-labs-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fnot-impossible-labs-512x224.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fnot-impossible-labs-458x200.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4) Clinical validation is crucial\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You can come up with the best idea ever in medical technology, but if you cannot prove scientifically that it works, nobody will use it. And that’s the only logical consequence, as the progress of healthcare should always be based on scientific achievements. Peer-reviewed papers, evidence based medicine are the basis of making clinical decisions. This is one of the reasons why the fall of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-12-most-overhyped-technologies-in-healthcare\u002F\">overhyped one-drop blood testing start-up, Theranos\u003C\u002Fa> was so painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And this is why such immense health analytical tools as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ibm.com\u002Fsmarterplanet\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Fibmwatson\u002F\">IBM Watson\u003C\u002Fa> are so important. The AI algorithm can process millions of pages in seconds. This remarkable speed is expected to help physicians make more informed decisions faster and to cull new insights from electronic medical records. IBM utilizes \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ibm.com\u002Fwatson\u002Fhealth\u002Foncology\u002F\">Watson for Oncology\u003C\u002Fa> to help cancer research, and another algorithm, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fresearcher.watson.ibm.com\u002Fresearcher\u002Fview_group.php?id=4384\">Medical Sieve\u003C\u002Fa> is qualified to assist in clinical decision making in radiology and cardiology. Another tech giant, Google also recognized the potential in mining medical records and health knowledge in general, so it launched its Deepmind Health project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fibm-watson.jpg\" alt=\"IBM Watson - Top 100 Companies\" class=\"wp-image-16154\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fibm-watson.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fibm-watson-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fibm-watson-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fibm-watson-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fibm-watson-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5) Working closely with policy-makers is beneficial for progress\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Innovators and regulators are both for the greater common good, they just happen to have different tasks. The latter have to ensure chaos does not eclipse the health market: products and services are appropriately validated; service providers are qualified, etc. As the regulatory process is “slightly” slower than the average operating speed of start-ups, agencies might seem as the wheel-drags of innovation. But instead of being impatient and considering regulatory actors as a burden, it is a more beneficial strategy to cooperate; as it can accelerate bureaucratic processes as well as general progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The San Diego-based company, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.organovo.com\u002F\">Organovo\u003C\u002Fa> is focusing on the technology of 3D printing biomaterials. They announced successfully bio-printed liver tissues in 2014 and they seemed to be 4-6 years away from printing liver parts for transplantation. These bio-printed livers could also be used in the pharmaceutical industry to replace animal models for analyzing the toxicity of new drugs. Organovo cooperates with the FDA in order for the agency to understand the process of bioprinting to be able to regulate it well. With the company’s help, 3D printed tissue might get FDA-approval as early as 2019!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Forganovo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16155\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Forganovo.png 587w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Forganovo-512x271.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Forganovo-458x243.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6) Communication to the public is essential\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The myth of the scientist buried under paper mountains in his room being acknowledged only by his peers is over. Digital communication channels foster the spread of news about scientific discoveries not only in the scientific communities but also in the wider public. And a better understanding of the advantages and dangers of a newly developed solution by the general population could also support its acceptance into the stream of medical thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Oscar is a New York-based health insurance company that has employed technology, design, and data to humanize health care since 2013. Its user-friendly website allows subscribers to track and manage medical bills; while Oscar collects data from customers’ visits with doctors and analyzes how much they cost and the results. Moreover, their patients in the US \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.bloomberg.com\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002F2015-09-03\u002Ffor-health-insurance-startup-oscar-cute-ads-only-go-so-far\">get Amazon gift cards as rewards\u003C\u002Fa> for achieving their daily goals as measured by FitBit wearables. Oscar was publicized extensively in the news and achieved wide public acceptance. It also started to push established health institutions to think their health insurance policies over. As a great success for Oscar and the innovative health insurance approach, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2017\u002F06\u002F15\u002Fcleveland-clinic-and-oscar-partner-on-health-plan-in-ohio.html\">in June 2017 Cleveland Clinic and Oscar announced\u003C\u002Fa>, they are teaming up on a new health plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fplugins\u002Fvideo.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedicalfuturist%2Fvideos%2F1325830260844939%2F&show_text=0&width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is only a glimpse of the variety of exciting digital health ventures, so if you are interested, read on in our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Fmedicalfuturist100\">\u003Cstrong>newest e-book\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>; and see for yourself how the top 100 companies are shaping digital health from virtual reality through robotics to telemedicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Fmedicalfuturist100\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fhero.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16163\"\u002F\u003C\u002Fa srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fhero.png 580w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fhero-341x512.png 341w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fhero-167x250.png 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":163,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>The team of The Medical Futurist has spent the last months going through a myriad of companies to choose the ones that might have the biggest impact on the future of digital health. While diving into the details how companies dedicate their efforts to the betterment of healthcare, we learned a lot about what principles are the driving forces behind their activities. Here, we summarized our main findings, while you are more than welcome to purchase the e-book about the companies on leanpub.com.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",16156,"standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":26},[168],521,[170,171,172,173,174,175,176,177,178,179,180,181,182],207,246,271,275,289,425,130,517,134,144,721,145,206,[],[],[31,186,36,187,30,188,33,34,189,190,191,192,193,194,195],2839,2861,2987,1795,1883,2107,2113,2117,1571,2133,[197,105,198,41,199,42,43,200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207,208,209,210,211,212,213],"post-16150","type-post","format-standard","category-future-medicine","tag-digital-health","tag-future","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-innovation","tag-technology-2","tag-3d-printing-2","tag-gc1","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-top-100","tag-augmented-reality-2","tag-digital",{"id":164,"alt_text":26,"caption":26,"description":26,"media_type":46,"media_details":215,"post":93,"source_url":242},{"width":48,"height":216,"file":217,"sizes":218,"image_meta":240},653,"2017\u002F08\u002Ftop-100-companies.jpg",{"medium":219,"large":223,"thumbnail":227,"medium_large":230,"large_old_512x384":231,"medium_old_333x250":235},{"file":220,"width":54,"height":55,"mime-type":221,"source_url":222},"top-100-companies-370x208.jpg","image\u002Fjpeg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Ftop-100-companies-370x208.jpg",{"file":224,"width":60,"height":225,"mime-type":221,"source_url":226},"top-100-companies-768x576.jpg",576,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Ftop-100-companies-768x576.jpg",{"file":228,"width":65,"height":65,"mime-type":221,"source_url":229},"top-100-companies-150x150.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Ftop-100-companies-150x150.jpg",{"file":224,"width":60,"height":225,"mime-type":221,"source_url":226},{"file":232,"width":70,"height":233,"mime-type":221,"source_url":234},"top-100-companies-512x384.jpg",384,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Ftop-100-companies-512x384.jpg",{"file":236,"width":237,"height":238,"mime-type":221,"source_url":239},"top-100-companies-333x250.jpg",333,250,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Ftop-100-companies-333x250.jpg",{"aperture":85,"credit":26,"camera":26,"caption":26,"created_timestamp":85,"copyright":26,"focal_length":85,"iso":85,"shutter_speed":85,"title":26,"orientation":85,"keywords":241},[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Ftop-100-companies.jpg",{"cta_type":26,"cta_color":26,"subtitle":26,"related_books":20,"related_posts_footer":20,"related_posts":20},{"yoast_wpseo_title":245,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":26,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":158},"The Top 100 Companies Shaping the Future of Digital Health - The Medical Futurist",{"self":247,"collection":252,"about":255,"author":258,"replies":260,"version-history":263,"predecessor-version":267,"wp:featuredmedia":271,"wp:attachment":274,"wp:term":277,"curies":292},[248],{"href":249,"targetHints":250},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F16150",{"allow":251},[124],[253],{"href":254},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts",[256],{"href":257},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fpost",[259],{"embeddable":133,"href":134},[261],{"embeddable":133,"href":262},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=16150",[264],{"count":265,"href":266},15,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F16150\u002Frevisions",[268],{"id":269,"href":270},44835,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F16150\u002Frevisions\u002F44835",[272],{"embeddable":133,"href":273},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F16156",[275],{"href":276},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=16150",[278,281,284,287,290],{"taxonomy":279,"embeddable":133,"href":280},"category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=16150",{"taxonomy":282,"embeddable":133,"href":283},"post_tag","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=16150",{"taxonomy":285,"embeddable":133,"href":286},"project_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=16150",{"taxonomy":288,"embeddable":133,"href":289},"contact_email_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=16150",{"taxonomy":146,"embeddable":133,"href":291},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=16150",[293],{"name":150,"href":151,"templated":133},[295],{"id":114,"date":296,"date_gmt":297,"guid":298,"modified":300,"modified_gmt":301,"slug":302,"status":13,"type":105,"link":303,"title":304,"content":306,"excerpt":308,"author":23,"featured_media":310,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":20,"template":26,"format":165,"meta":311,"categories":312,"tags":316,"project_category":323,"contact_email_category":324,"yst_prominent_words":325,"class_list":334,"better_featured_image":345,"acf":374,"yoast_meta":375,"_links":378},"2016-07-12T15:00:37","2016-07-12T13:00:37",{"rendered":299},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=13373","2021-12-06T00:55:42","2021-12-05T23:55:42","why-people-should-not-fear-digital-health","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhy-people-should-not-fear-digital-health",{"rendered":305},"10 Reasons Why People Should Not Fear Digital Health Technologies",{"rendered":307,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\"> \u003Ctbody> \u003Ctr> \u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"> \u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp> \u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr> \u003C\u002Ftbody> \u003C\u002Ftable> \u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The development of digital health technology causes many concerns regarding bioethics. Here are 10 examples why people should not be afraid of, but rather embrace the advancements of such technologies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The fear from the unknown is as old as mankind itself, thus the fear from technological development has the same age as advancement itself. When the telephone was introduced to Sweden in the late 1800s, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ericssonhistory.com\u002Fcommunication\u002Fhow-the-telephone-changed-the-world\u002FThe-telephone-is-the-instrument-of-the-devil\u002F\">people were afraid that the contents of the lines would spill out in some way if there was a break and many elderly persons refused to touch a telephone for fear of electrical shock\u003C\u002Fa>. The fear is even scarier when it comes to one’s health. Shortly after Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen introduced his discovery about the X-Ray, people got scared that it might read their thoughts, and they were afraid that such omnipotent gaze will see through their body and soul. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.e-flux.com\u002Fjournal\u002Fx-screens-rontgen-architecture\u002F\">Merchants even offered X-Ray proof underwear\u003C\u002Fa>. Nowadays, there is a similar fear about artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology, virtual reality or genome sequencing. As in earlier historical eras, the origins of fear stem from the lack of knowledge and experience with the particular technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Thus, the best I can do is to dissolve the haze around digital health technologies, provide answers to questions raised by bioethical considerations and thus help people get accustomed to using technologies in a way they feel absolutely comfortable about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) Is it true that artificial intelligence might control our lives?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F05\u002Falphago-artificial-intelligence-in-medicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amazing how fast\u003C\u002Fa> research into artificial intelligence and its application develops. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ibm.com\u002Fsmarterplanet\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Fibmwatson\u002Fhealth\u002F\">IBM Watson\u003C\u002Fa> aims to create a cloud-based data sharing hub for our healthcare data to utilize the waste amount of information in order to provide better diagnostics and care. It has the capacity to read millions of documents in seconds and to suggest the most fitting therapies. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.atomwise.com\u002F\">Atomwise\u003C\u002Fa> aims to reduce the costs of medicine development by using supercomputers to predict, in advance, which potential medicines will work, and which won’t. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdeepmind.com\u002Fhealth\u002Fresearch\">Google Deepmind Health\u003C\u002Fa> is used to mine the data of medical records in order to provide better and faster health services. The project is in its initial phase, and at present they found a partner, the Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to improve eye treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fprecision-Medicine-And-Big-Data.jpg\" alt=\"Artificial Intelligence in Medicine\" class=\"wp-image-13378\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fprecision-Medicine-And-Big-Data.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fprecision-Medicine-And-Big-Data-768x245.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fprecision-Medicine-And-Big-Data-512x164.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fprecision-Medicine-And-Big-Data-458x147.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In spite of the positive outcome of artificial intelligence research, there are many concerns. The biggest fear is that AI will become so sophisticated that it will work better than the human brain and after a while it will aim to take control over our lives and people lose their ability to think freely. Stephen Hawking even said that \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Ftechnology-30290540\">the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I do not think that the situation is so gloomy, but I agree with those who stress the need to prepare for the use of artificial intelligence appropriately. It means that we should create ethical standards for its advancement and we should rather develop gradually in order to give some time for the mapping of the possible downsides. Google \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Farxiv.org\u002Fpdf\u002F1606.06565v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has made a step forward\u003C\u002Fa> in the form of a paper. It would be beneficial for both patients and medical professionals to have the possibility to get accustomed to artificial intelligence and discover its benefits for themselves – e.g. with the help of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcognitoys.com\u002F\">Cognitoys\u003C\u002Fa> which support the cognitive development of small children with the help of AI in a fun and gentle way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2) Could Surgical Robots Get Out of Control And Harm Patients?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are many digital health improvements which aim to optimize surgical procedures in order to ensure the success of operations and to contribute to faster healing. The \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.davincisurgery.com\u002F\">da Vinci Surgical System\u003C\u002Fa> enables the surgeon to operate with enhanced vision, precision and control. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fspectrum.ieee.org\u002Fautomaton\u002Frobotics\u002Fmedical-robots\u002Fgoogle-verily-johnson-johnson-verb-surgical-medical-robots\">Johnson&Johnson and Google created last december the company Verb\u003C\u002Fa>, which aims to develop a comprehensive surgical solutions platform that will incorporate leading-edge robotic capabilities and best-in-class medical device technology for operating room professionals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Faaron_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"Concept of robot surgeon of the future\" class=\"wp-image-13430\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Faaron_01-1.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Faaron_01-1-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Faaron_01-1-512x361.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Faaron_01-1-354x250.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In spite of such advantages of surgical robots as increase in efficiency and cost reduction, many people fear that these machines become impossible to control and cause harm. But such horror stories can never happen if we are thoughtful and careful enough. That’s the reason why I stress the need for human control which is the case today as all surgical robots are under that. Also, many human tasks are too expensive and complicated to get replaced by machines. We should impress upon our minds that technology is only there to assist surgeons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3) Could companies use our health data to spy on us? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.proteus.com\u002Fhow-it-works\u002F\">Proteus Health\u003C\u002Fa> analyses individual patients’ health habits via a patch worn by the patient. This sensor streams data to the patient’s and also their caregiver’s smartphones and helps them better manage the condition. Health data is collected but in a way that benefits the patient. Another example is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hioscar.com\u002Fexperience\u002F\">Oscar Health\u003C\u002Fa>, a health insurance start-up ready to revolutionize the complicated industry. Their basic idea is that patients pro-actively taking care of their health should get rewarded. Those customers, who stay in shape with a free Misfit step tracker, earn up to $1 a day for reaching their personalized daily step goals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In a dystopian scenario, companies will only provide patients with insurance if they are allowed to access all of the patient’s data, including data coming from sleep and fitness trackers, the blood pressure and ECG they store and gadgets they use to assess their general well-being. Based on this, companies will be able to either change patients’ premiums or notify them about changing it soon based on lifestyle choices. Choosing a big steak instead of something more suitable for your customized diet or being too lazy to exercise will mean higher premiums. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F13\u002Fthe-future-of-health-insurance-preparing-for-dr-big-brother\u002F\">Whatever you do and whatever decision you make, it will have an impact on health insurance.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fmedical_tcm150-172343.jpg\" alt=\"Medical Data - Why people should not be afraid of digital health technology\" class=\"wp-image-13381\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fmedical_tcm150-172343.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fmedical_tcm150-172343-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fmedical_tcm150-172343-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fmedical_tcm150-172343-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fmedical_tcm150-172343-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>All the while patients streaming all their data to health companies do not have information about the enterprises themselves. And it is – the least to say – not fair. How can we assess whether a start-up producing wearables is reliable or not; whether they are taking good care of our data or not? My suggestion would be to only allow the operation of health service providers if they get approval from such national body as the US Food and Drug Administration and comply with such standards as the US \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hipaa.com\u002Fabout\u002F\">Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act\u003C\u002Fa> (HIPAA). It would ensure that our data gets into good hands and any misuse of the system will be sanctioned. They should have transparent online profiles and good communication towards customers. The more we know about the companies, the harder it gets to sneak away with our data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4) Might digested sensors and implanted chips cause harm?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Many think that tiny cameras, microchips will populate the landscape of healthcare in the future. Patients can swallow tiny cameras and pills containing microchips for checking whether we took the medication. Biometric tattoos such as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.vivalnk.com\u002Ftattoo\">VivaLNK’s eSkin Tattoo\u003C\u002Fa> can transmit medical information discreetly. RFID or Radio Frequency Identification chips can be implanted under the skin and serve as an identification device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F1392019773050_.jpg\" alt=\"Implanted Chips - Why people should not fear digital health technology?\" class=\"wp-image-13382\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F1392019773050_.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F1392019773050_-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F1392019773050_-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F1392019773050_-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, some people fear that such devices could also carry dangerous materials, even viruses and invade our bodies from the inside – such as the little device used in the first Matrix movie on the protagonist, Neo. Obviously, the origin of such fears stems from the notion that people just do not like to interfere with their own body and do not like the thought of tiny devices working on their own in their organism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To dissolve such fears, medical professionals have to provide appropriate ethical standards to help society as a whole deal with the emergence of sensors and chips. Such standards have to make sure to allow exclusively such companies to provide tiny medical devices which can prove they provide safe sensors or chips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5) Could the use of Virtual Reality lead to the loss of connection with reality?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The use of Virtual Reality just started to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F21\u002F5-ways-medical-vr-is-changing-healthcare\u002F\">change the landscape of healthcare\u003C\u002Fa>. Brennan Spiegel and his team at the Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles introduced VR worlds to their patients to help them release stress and reduce pain. Through a smartphone and virtual glasses, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fvisitu.nl\u002F\">VisitU\u003C\u002Fa> makes live contact possible with a 360 degree camera at the patient’s home, school or special occasions such as a birthday celebration or a football game – so as to make it possible for hospitalized, young patients to relax and still enjoy their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fvirtual-reality.jpg\" alt=\"Medical Virtual Reality - Why people should not fear digital health technology\" class=\"wp-image-13383\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fvirtual-reality.jpg 864w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fvirtual-reality-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fvirtual-reality-512x292.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fvirtual-reality-438x250.jpg 438w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In spite of the benefits, many people have serious fears concerning the usage of VR. When people wear Oculus Rift goggles, they might become nauseated, but this problem is nothing compared to the fear of completely losing connection with reality. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftime.com\u002F63033\u002Fsouth-korea-gaming-toddler-death\u002F\">Time Magazine reported\u003C\u002Fa> that in South Korea a 2-year-old child starved to death while his dad played addictive Internet games in cafés. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fcontent.time.com\u002Ftime\u002Fworld\u002Farticle\u002F0,8599,1983234,00.html\">Another horrifying death in South Korea\u003C\u002Fa> was that of a 22-year-old man who went into cardiac arrest after playing the popular game StarCraft for 50 hours straight in 2005. Many people are afraid that VR could also lead to similar or even more severe addiction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In my view, addiction constitutes a serious concern that is the reason why I would suggest a gradual approach in the introduction of VR into our lives. Start small and let’s see how VR works with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fvr.google.com\u002Fintl\u002Fhu_hu\u002Fcardboard\u002Fapps\u002F\">Google Cardboard\u003C\u002Fa> which offers the simplest and most affordable VR experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6) Is it true that genome sequencing reveals my fate?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Genome sequencing can save lives. With the method of rapid genetic sequencing, geneticist \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F23\u002F5-jaw-drapping-stories-of-digital-health-technology-saving-lives\u002F\">Stephen Kingsmore and his team saved the life of a small baby boy\u003C\u002Fa> as early as 2013. Step by step, the technique itself is becoming cheaper and more common. There are already big projects which aim to utilize AI to mine genetic data so as patients could learn what risks they carry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Molecular biology and genetics are often linked to the biggest questions about life and death itself – where does life stem from or how does life spring up -, which result in serious questions in bioethics. Many people fear that medical scientists and healthcare itself might attempt to “play God” and “the Creator” with the use of genome sequencing or gene modification. Such fears materialized in the art project of \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fdeweyhagborg.com\u002Fprojects\u002Fstranger-visions\">Stranger Visions\u003C\u002Fa>, in which the artist created portrait sculptures from analyses of “genetic material” such as spit from cigarette-ends collected in public places. The project showed that genetic analysis might result in the complete mapping of a person’s body – which might be fearful for a lot of people. And it is completely reasonable. It is impossible not to be afraid when a drop of blood or spit wraps up so much information about a person. And genetics might go even further: it can reveal possible health conditions and whether certain lifestyle choices create risks for some illnesses. However, it is scary for people, since most of them do not want to know the fate of their health or they think it is entirely deterministic, even though it’s not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fgenome-editing.jpg\" alt=\"Genome Sequencing - Why people should not fear digital health technology\" class=\"wp-image-13387\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fgenome-editing.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fgenome-editing-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fgenome-editing-512x256.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fgenome-editing-458x229.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I believe that genomics and genetics is an amazing medical tool to prevent and cure diseases, when it is used wisely, carefully and always considering bioethical concerns. The most important means of dissolving fears around genomics is education. We should teach people about the pros and cons of genome sequencing and genetics in general – as the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.personalizedmedicinecoalition.org\u002F\">Personalized Medicine Coalition\u003C\u002Fa> does. We need more organizations like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>7) Do nanobots increase the chance of bioterrorism? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have been experimenting with exceptionally micro-sized –meaning they are smaller than a millimeter – \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gizmag.com\u002Fscallop-microbots-swim-body-max-planck\u002F34589\u002F\">robots that literally swim through your bodily fluids\u003C\u002Fa> and could be used to deliver drugs or other medical relief in a highly-targeted way. These scallop-like, less than a millimeter-sized microbots are designed to swim through non-Newtonian fluids, like your bloodstream, around your lymphatic system, or across the slippery goo on the surface of your eyeballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fnanobots-red-graff.jpg\" alt=\"Nanobots - Why people should not fear digital health technology\" class=\"wp-image-13389\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fnanobots-red-graff.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fnanobots-red-graff-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fnanobots-red-graff-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fnanobots-red-graff-333x250.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nanobots are so tiny that it is almost impossible to discover when someone for example puts one into your glass and you swallow it. Some people are afraid that by using such tiny devices, total surveillance would become feasible – since nothing can remain hidden when there is a robot swimming through your bodily fluids. There also might be criminals or terrorists who attempt to utilize these nanobots to deliver toxic or even lethal drugs to the organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I think we should start a discussion about the ethical issues concerning nanobots as early as possible and we should create groups of bioethicists who can help society assess the risks. Medical professionals and the public should co-operate in order to not give a hairbreadth of a chance to people who aim to cause harm to others through the use of digital health technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>8) Will robots take the place of people?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Medical robots do not only exist in sci-fi movies and the distant future, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F29\u002F9-exciting-medical-robot-facts\u002F\">they are already coming\u003C\u002Fa> to healthcare. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.xenex.com\u002F\">The Xenex robot\u003C\u002Fa> disinfects healthcare facilities with UV lights, the Pepper robot is employed in two Belgian hospitals as receptionists, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.aethon.com\u002Ftug\u002Ftughealthcare\u002F\">TUG robot\u003C\u002Fa> carries around immense amount of medicine and other medical tools in hospitals. The bear-shaped RoBear robot is able to lift and move patients in and out of bed into a wheelchair, help patients to stand, and to turn them to prevent bed sores as many times as you want. Moreover, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.medgadget.com\u002F2013\u002F07\u002Frobotic-phloebotomist.html\">Veebot\u003C\u002Fa> is able to draw blood in less than a minute and there are already inventors experimenting with sex robots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch this robot draw blood from a patient\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FIpdTeGPruFA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Medical professionals, healthcare workers and also ordinary people watch with growing fear that robots perform tasks which were only performed by people in the past. It is challenging to allow a robot to draw blood or lift a patient out of bed. What if they cause harm? What if they get out of control? Such as in the case of surgical robots, human control is irremissible. We should impress upon our minds that technology is only there to assist us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, with the development of robotics, we should accept that these creatures will inevitably become part of our lives. Thus, we need to adopt it on some level. It might not be such a co-habitation as in the case of technosexuals who live with life-sized dolls as partners, but we should come to terms with robots developed to ease our lives. The more often a robot nurse takes our blood sample, the sooner we get accustomed to that just like in the case of human nurses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>9) Will DIY biotech result in new lethal diseases? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Community labs such as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.thecitizensciencelab.org\u002F\">The Citizen Science Lab\u003C\u002Fa> in Pittsburgh are getting more and more popular. The aim of these laboratories is to spark more interest in life sciences in citizens from small children to pensioners. In these labs people can create whatever they want from producing a drug to using genome editing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fcitizen-science-lab.jpg\" alt=\"Citizen Science Lab - Why people should not fear digital health technology\" class=\"wp-image-13390\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fcitizen-science-lab.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fcitizen-science-lab-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fcitizen-science-lab-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Fcitizen-science-lab-333x250.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, such DIY biotech projects raise a lot of safety concerns. Some say that they carry the risk that criminals or terrorists might use such labs to create materials or use the scientific methods for their own, ill-minded purposes. There are people who think that scientists have been given the right and the responsibility to use such methods and materials – and it is not incidental. It might be dangerous when these can be utilized by anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I think that – as in some of the previous cases – the solution is standardization and appropriate regulations. As the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Fnews\u002Fcrispr-gene-editing-is-just-the-beginning-1.19510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CRISPR method\u003C\u002Fa> for genome editing has gone mainstream in 1-2 years, new regulations must become available soon. Such standards could help community labs make sure no citizen scientist is working on illegal issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>10) Are portable medical devices reliable enough?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The market of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F01\u002Ftop-healthcare-wearables\u002F\">healthcare wearables and sensors\u003C\u002Fa> is booming. Such devices as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.scanadu.com\u002F\">Scanadu\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.viatomtech.com\u002F#!checkme-pro\u002Fc1mv2\">Viatom Checkme\u003C\u002Fa> – which not only measures your body temperature, but also traces ECG, measures pulse rate and rhythm, oxygen saturation, systolic blood pressure, physical activity and sleep – completely transform the notion of healthcare. In some cases, you do not need to go to the doctor, sit in the waiting-room for hours and then get a 10 minute check-up, but you can check yourself whenever and wherever you are with devices that provide clinical quality data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Ffitness-trackers.jpg\" alt=\"st_20151111_ttfitness11x_8_1825105\" class=\"wp-image-13363\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Ffitness-trackers.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Ffitness-trackers-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Ffitness-trackers-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002Ffitness-trackers-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, many people do not trust these devices – they have no information about their accuracy and in many cases they do not use them confidently without the help of a professional. Also, some might think that only those wearables and sensors are reliable which are used by medical professionals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Thus, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2015\u002F07\u002F07\u002F101-commandments-for-companies-developing-wearable-health-trackers\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">companies developing such devices should communicate\u003C\u002Fa> clearly about how the quality of their product is assessed. Also, regulations and standards matter here as well. The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002FMedicalDevices\u002FProductsandMedicalProcedures\u002FDeviceApprovalsandClearances\u002FRecently-ApprovedDevices\u002Fucm494389.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a list of approved devices\u003C\u002Fa> – and such practice would be very useful in other countries as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>It’s time to learn, discuss and debate how technologies will change our lives and what are the things we don’t want to see.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":309,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016. 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