By Sven Larsen (@svenplarsen)
What giant technology company is conspicuously absent from the healthcare business?
Reading Brady Olsen’s article on this blog last Friday got me thinking more about healthcare devices and who’s really doing it well. Yes Fitbit, Up by Jawbone and the like are gaining positive buzz. And Nike’s new Fuelband will just up the [...]
by Krissy Goelz (@krisgoelz)
At this point, news editors must have a macro so they don’t have to type out a lede about how Apple products are breaking ground in another field. The latest is this: the iOS operating system’s security capabilities might just take telemedicine and put it in the average consumer’s pocket.
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Tags:Apple·Digital Tools·e-patients·FaceTime·health care providers·HIPPAA·patient needs·Patients·technology
By DJ Edgerton (@wiltonbound)
If you could go to the one place where 58% of your customers are…would you go?
Well, you’re here reading Pixels & Pills, so clearly you’re of above-average intelligence, and therefore, your answer is “yes.”
Right now, 30% of doctors in the United States have iPads, and another 28% plan to get one soon, [...]
Tags:Apple·apps·client·database·diagnostic·dicovery·doctors·Education·EHR·EMR·information·iOS·iPad·laptop·mobile device·patient·Pharmacy·phone·physician·promotion·therapy·website
This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. We’re strong believers that healthy arguments can yield the best solutions, and we hope that you enjoy our series. Feel free to add your own arguments in the comments section below!
By Kimberly Reyes [...]
Tags:adobe·Apple·battery·browser·closed systems·css·Design·experience·Flash·HTML5·internet·javascript·mobile·mouse·navigation·open systems·SEO·technology·Touchscreen·web development·web standards
By Bob Mason (@BobMasonPalio)
Whether you’re ready or not, iPad and iPhone apps are invading the business world and the pharma industry is no exception. As the workforce becomes more mobile, the ability to complete tasks and access information remotely will become even more indispensible to medical professionals in the future. While tablet devices are nothing [...]
Tags:Apple·edetailing·iPad·IPhone·marketing·mobile·Smartphones
By Marty Hardin (@mjhardin)
What’s so great about the iPad?
Okay, let’s get this clear up front. I haven’t seen or touched the iPad. But based on 25+ years of using Apple products, a lifetime of observing people, and pretty good instincts, here are my thoughts.
I’ve been hearing vacillating perspectives. Most first-day reactions were: “Yeah, so?” Let’s [...]
Tags:Apple·communication·Compliance·Customer relationship management·Design·Digital Tools·Education·Health care·innovation·iPad·Patients·technology·Touchscreen·Trends·User interface
By Sven Larsen(@zemoga)
“All things are ready, if our minds be so.” – Henry V, Shakespeare
There are a lot of bloggers weighing in with their predictions for 2010 this week. People are proclaiming the coming 12 months as “The Year Social Media Grows Up”, “The Year Traditional and Digital Agencies Converge”, “The Year of MObile” and [...]
Tags:Apple·Blogs·Cloud computing·Communities·Conferences·digital strategy·Digital Tools·Google·media·social media·technology·Thought Leaders·Trends·User Experience
