How Digital Health Technologies Could Make a Difference

Digital technologies are already changing healthcare. Adherium’s Hailie sensor, for instance, which transforms a traditional inhaler into a smart device, is already reportedly demonstrating reductions in emergency hospital visits. Mark Jones, vice president of R&D for Adherium, will share the story behind Hailie at BIOMEDevice San Jose’s Digital Health Product Spotlight on December 6. He’ll be joined by other digital technology trailblazers Angela McIntyre, executive director of eWear (Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative); Chalisa Prarasri, CEO & co-founder, Opter; Jacques Ginestet, head, wearables, Proteus Digital Health; and Barrett Larson, MD, co-founder and CEO, Leaf Healthcare. Vik Panda, vice president of marketing for Adherium, told MD+DI that Hailie’s functional tracking and reminders can help with medication adherence. The Bluetooth-enabled sensor connects to a smartphone app that records adherence and sends patient reminders. “There is a growing body of evidence that the use of our system reduces the number of missed school days for children and reduces the number of emergency visits to the hospital,” he said. Hailie is being put to work in the SmartAirLA program for asthmatic children. Thanks to a grant from the Blue Shield of California Foundation and in-kind donations from Adherium, SmartAirLA will enable clinicians and patients to monitor chil...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: BIOMEDevice San Jose Digital Health Source Type: news