Internet of Things

How the Search for Smart Data Drives Healthcare IT Investment

by Jennifer Bresnick

There’s no question that the healthcare industry has become extremely “data rich” over the past few years.  Thanks to the rapid pace of electronic health record adoption, the vast...

Data Overload May Impede Healthcare Internet of Things Growth

by Jennifer Bresnick

The Internet of Things (IoT) may simply be too hot for the healthcare industry to handle as organizations continue to struggle with the huge amount of data produced by wearables, sensors, remote...

Predictive Analytics, Healthcare IoT Lead EHR Market Growth

by Jennifer Bresnick

Electronic health record vendors looking to attract customers to the next generation of upgrades and installs will likely be relying on predictive analytics and the healthcare Internet of Things,...

Top 4 Emerging Tech Trends in Healthcare Big Data Analytics

by Jennifer Bresnick

For most segments of the healthcare industry, big data analytics is still an evolving concept that hasn’t quite reached the mainstream of clinical care.  The prospect of integrating...

Predictive Analytics, Healthcare IoT Markets See Major Growth

by Jennifer Bresnick

The electronic health record adoption market may be more or less saturated at this point, but new health IT products that enhance and expand the capabilities of healthcare providers are still seeing...

Using the Healthcare Internet of Things for Better Patient Care

by Roberta Katz

As part of the “information generation,” our technology-driven world is dramatically changing our lives, impacting our personal interactions, business transactions, and the way we consume...

Internet of Things for Healthcare May be Worth $410B by 2022

by Jennifer Bresnick

The Internet of Things for healthcare is poised for explosive growth over the next six years, predicts a report from Grand View Research.  Wearables, smart devices, implantables, and a slew of...

Explaining the Basics of the Internet of Things for Healthcare

by Jennifer Bresnick

The Internet of Things is one of the newest and most promising trends in the healthcare industry.  This rapidly proliferating collection of Internet-connected devices, including wearables, implants, skin sensors, home monitoring...

How Will Internet of Things Devices Impact Precision Medicine?

by Jennifer Bresnick

Big data in the healthcare industry continues to expand at a breakneck pace as EHR data, patient-generated health data, clinical trial results, and Internet of Things data all pour into the system at...

Healthcare Internet of Things Gets Senate Support with New Bill

by Jacqueline LaPointe

On Wednesday morning, the committee passed the Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act, which will now move to the full Senate for a vote. The act aims to manage and grow...

Why Passivity Is Key to the Healthcare Internet of Things

by Jennifer Bresnick

Passivity might seem like the very opposite of what providers want to see in an engaged patient, but when it comes to the healthcare Internet of Things, the best thing patients can do for themselves is...

Healthcare Internet of Things, Big Data VC Funding Hits $1.4B

by Jacqueline LaPointe

In the first quarter of 2016, healthcare technology companies, including those focused on big data analytics and the healthcare Internet of Things, saw a significant spike in venture capital...

Healthcare Internet of Things Investment is Just Getting Started

by Jennifer Bresnick

Nothing is getting investors, providers, and developers more excited about the future than the healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) and its potential impact on big data analytics, predictive analytics,...

Can Healthcare’s Internet of Things Move from Froth to Function?

by Jennifer Bresnick

For many consumers, there are few things more exciting than purchasing something electronic.  Dismantling the carefully thought-out packaging, peeling the tacky plastic off a screen unblemished by fingerprints, and seeing that...

How Federal Health IT Work Paves the Way for Big Data Analytics

by Jennifer Bresnick

Just like “population health management” and the “Internet of Things,” the phrase “big data analytics” means something a little bit different to everyone.  For...

How Big Data, EHRs, IoT Combine for Chronic Disease Management

by Jennifer Bresnick

As the nation’s medical system sheds its own reactive, sick-care skin and reinvents itself as a proactive, data-driven, team-based ecosystem of wellness and health maintenance, there is a strong...

Big Data Analytics to Bring Billions in Healthcare Market Growth

by Jennifer Bresnick

Big data analytics isn’t just a fad for the healthcare industry: it’s a quickly growing, incredibly lucrative opportunity to restructure the way care delivery works.  Billions of...

How to Cut Through the Noise of the Healthcare Internet of Things

by Jennifer Bresnick

Healthcare providers are busy people.  Between high patient loads and the demands of EHR documentation, the reporting requirements, the internal meetings, and the minutes wasted waiting for test...

Healthcare Internet of Things, EHR Markets to See Rapid Growth

by Sara Heath

The healthcare IT systems market looks like it will see growth during the next five years, as population health management, the healthcare Internet of Things, and the EHR markets all expect at least a...

ECRI: Healthcare Internet of Things to Boost Population Health

by Sara Heath

Some of the upcoming healthcare trends for 2016 could bring major improvements to population health management. The healthcare Internet of Things may play a major role in the continued improvement of...