The Digital Health Today Blog

Collision 2019: What happens at the intersection of global tech and health

Toronto, Canada ~ Collision, the fastest- growing tech conference in North America, was held in Toronto from May 20-23, 2019, and it attracted over 25,000 attendees, 700 speakers, 1,100 startups at Enercare Centre.The first day of the conference set the tone, with... read more

Innovation Insights: One-on-One with James Musick, Head of Neurology Patient Technology at UCB Biopharma

Philadelphia, PA ~ I had the opportunity to attend the Digital Health for Pharma conference, held across the street from UPenn’s beautiful campus in Philadelphia. Between sessions, I caught up with James Musick, PhD, a leader in pharma whose focus is on digital... read more

VivaTech 2019: Highlights of Solutions Shaping the Present and Future of Healthcare

Paris, France ~ An inspiring showcase of 13,000 startups in Paris -The fourth edition of Viva Tech took place in Paris from 16th to 18th of May and the main topics of this new edition were women and Africa. Viva Tech is the second biggest European tech and innovation... read more

What will it take for HCPs to embrace the Digital Health Journey?

San Mateo, CA ~ The 4 main barriers to adoption of Digital Tools by clinicians, and what is being done about them.A few weeks ago, while attending the DTx West conference in California, I had the great pleasure of speaking with several industry leaders who have had a... read more

Medicare Opens the Door to Reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring

When CMS unveiled the first standalone reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring (“RPM”) by “unbundling” CPT Code 99091 in the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, it opened the door to the widespread use of RPM services for patients and promised there was more to... read more

Key Takeaways from the West Health Summit and the Telemed Leadership Forum

I recently had the pleasure of attending two events in Washington, DC: West Health’s Healthcare Costs Innovation Summit and URAC’s Telemed Leadership Forum. As I reflect back on these events, it strikes me that, while the specific focus and substantive... read more

Why the World’s Largest Event for the Medical Sector is Attracting Even More Attention from Companies Around the World

In Partnership with Medica | Sponsored Post In November each year, before the Black Friday advertisements and the Cyber Monday hangover, there is another annual event that highlights the latest and best products available: MEDICA. The MEDICA international trade fair... read more

Why SXSW is becoming a ‘MUST-attend’ event for the healthcare community

I recently attended my second SXSW conference and, just like the first time, I came back energized by this week in Austin.SXSW has really turned into a key conference for the digital heath community those past years. The healthcare crowd attending is small but of high... read more

Healthtech Innovation Day

Digital Health Today will be heading to Austin this week for SXSW! The conference has turned into a key event around tech and innovation those past years and the healthcare segment keeps growing every year. The Health & Medtech track sessions will be presented by... read more

DTxDM East – Meet the Digital Therapeutics family

Did you ever attend an event to discuss the future of medicine, and discover it felt like a family reunion? Try DTxDM. Last month in Boston, the second edition of DTxDM Congress for digital medicine and digital therapeutics was held. With the experience gained from... read more

One-on-One with Archelle Georgiou M.D. Health Expert, KSTP (Former Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare)

AR, VR as changemakers for physician training and the importance of infusing our own values in medical decisions. Q1: What role do digital health technologies play in helping us get the medical care that we need? Archelle: Digital technologies make healthcare... read more

One-on-One with Tony Miller, Founder and CEO, BIND On-Demand Health Insurance

Q1: How do you think on-demand health insurance impacts patients' financial future and their choices? Tony: Firstly, notice one key distinction – on-demand healthcare versus on-demand health insurance. At BIND, we provide on-demand health insurance. We observed... read more