Technology
A development study published in JMIR describes the App Rating Inventory, which aims to help clinicians find high-quality tools to use with patients.
It has several features including virtual clinic, automated reminders, and appointment management.
It allows users to earn health points which can be redeemed for healthcare products.
Diligent Robotics CEO and cofounder Andrea Thomaz explains how her company's clinical support robot Moxi works and how its design informs its interactions with humans.
Dr. Spencer Dorn, gastroenterologist, professor and vice chair of medicine for care innovation at the University of North Carolina, writes on the potential for innovation to change gastroenterology care.
Digital health startups raised $10.4 billion worldwide in Q1, according to CB Insights' report.
Also, heart patients at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust receive digitised remote monitoring.
Also: Pear Therapeutics receives FDA SteP designation for its product candidate focused on acute and chronic pain, and Carbon Health launches its diabetes management program.
Its exoskeleton robots have been used in over 200 hospitals in China to help patients walk again.
The digital platform enables clinicians to adjust their patient's devices remotely and in real-time.