Contex

07/27/2018

"Healthcare is improving with each passing year, allowing more aging patients to enjoy longer and healthier lives. Driven by a desire for lower costs and increased independence, a broad range of new technologies are aiming to keep aging loved ones healthy in the comfort of their own homes."


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Healthcare is improving with each passing year, allowing more aging patients to enjoy longer and healthier lives. Unlike in years past, though, this population isn’t necessarily limited to years of hospitals and assisted living homes. Driven by a desire for lower costs and increased independence, ...

07/18/2018

Apple is bringing health records to iPhones; Microsoft too announces the launch of its new healthcare division to use its artificial intelligence software to enter the health market; Amazon is considering selling prescription drugs online. Alphabet (formerly known as Google Ventures
is heavily investing in healthcare - related companies.

Are Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Google – the "big four” for healthcare?
Read here:
https://medicalfuturist.com/googles-masterplan-for-healthcare

We strongly believe that only digital health can bring healthcare into the 21st century and make patients the point-of-care.

07/12/2018

Market Trends

'Outsourcing training and maintenance services and technological advancements is a key trend that would compel the growth of the global civil aviation & military training simulation market in coming years.'
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Growing fleet of commercial/business aircraft
New licensing techniques
Rising demand for trained aviation professionals
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Stringent training and certificate regulations
Lack of simulators for complex systems
Presence of several private players in the market.

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http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3851898

07/10/2018

Take-home wearable ECG is the way of the future.

They could be key in detecting undiagnosed atrial fibrillation, according to a new study published in JAMA. (The Journal of the American Medical Association)


CONTEX has extensive experience in cardiology, particularly in the development of advanced cardiac sensors/monitors.
https://contex-tech.com/pages/medicaldevices/

Read here:
https://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/study-prompt-monitoring-wearable-ecg-patch-more-frequently-detects-undiagnosed-fib

07/06/2018

"Digital health has become synonymous with disruptive innovation in health care. Proponents say it has the power to transform every aspect of health care delivery, from improving patients’ health status to the process of paying for a medical procedure.

Despite that promise, digital health has yet to become ubiquitous in the U.S. health care system, whose annual national expenditures are expected to top $3.7 trillion in 2018."


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Health care executives acknowledge that digital transformation is critical to their organizations' clinical and financial success. These five trends can provide important milestones along the journey.

07/04/2018

The new trend in healthcare: Healthcare -e-commerce

An increase in consumer spending is opening up new e-commerce opportunities for web merchants willing to take on the complexity of selling healthcare products online. Last year alone, the average consumer spent about $9,596 on all forms of healthcare, up 24.6% from $7,700 in 2007.

An increase in consumer spending is opening up new e-commerce opportunities for web merchants willing to take on the complexity of selling healthcare products online.