INDUSTRY EXPERT ARTICLES

The Centers for Disease Control reports that heart disease is responsible for 25% of all deaths in the United States. It also reports that the condition accounts for $219 billion in healthcare costs and lost productivity. The statistics look grim, but advances in machine learning put hope on the horizon. Read on.

With so many patients already leveraging smartwatches and other devices to proactively monitor their health, practices can implement tools that mimic that convenience. The tools can then transfer the data electronically with minimal disruption to the patient and provider experience. Read more.

Smith writes, "The use of health apps has increased considerably in recent years. In 2018, there were 62.7 million monthly health app users in the United States. Just three years later, in 2021, that number jumped to 86.3 million monthly users. Likewise, the number of consumers willing to wear smart fitness technology has more than tripled in the last four years, from 9 percent to 33 percent of U.S. consumers."

Demetria Thomas shares her views the importance of evaluating ergonomic features of medical imaging equipment.

Athanase Kollias founded KINVENT - to bring objective, precise biofeedback data into the physical therapy space. Read what he has to say about the many benefits and advantages for care providers and patients alike

Mr. Bogner writes, "While the challenge of treating cardiovascular disease is daunting, I am optimistic about the progress we have made by developing a revolutionary MedTech device that will provide a solution for patients with privilege and without. I am looking forward to the next milestone of our first human use trials in Europe in early 2023." Read more what he has to say.

The potential of voice biomarkers is advancing and opening new opportunities for diagnoses, risk prediction, clinical outcomes, and symptomology.  As one of the most promising digital healthcare sectors, all age cohorts, especially the aging population, may see the most benefit. Read what Mr. Tal has to say.

In the October 2022 issue of the International Journal of Spine Surgery, the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) published an updated Policy Statement and Literature Review of Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve Ablation. This revised statement followed the September 2022 publication of Best Practice Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vertebrogenic Low Back Pain with Basivertebral Nerve Ablation from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN).

Healthcare services have been buffeted on the rocks of the global pandemic since early 2020, and many are now trying to address the significant backlog in non-urgent and elective surgeries that have been postponed by primary healthcare focusing on COVID-19. As we enter the post-pandemic era, Bernard Ross, CEO, and Founder of Sky Medical Technology outlines his views on the direction of travel of the healthcare industry in 2023 and the implications for MedTech.