Digital Health: The New Wild, Wild West

About this episode

Karen discusses the advancements and challenges in the digital health sector.

Karen unpacks the fast-growing world of digital health, from Apple Watch and smartphone apps to telehealth and new hospital tech that can improve care and streamline recovery at home. She also addresses the downsides, raising concerns around the security of these technologies. Visit our website itchyandbitchy.com to read blog posts on the many topics we have covered on the show.

People in this episode

Host: Karen Nickell

Topics covered

• digital health
• technology
• telehealth
• healthcare
• security concerns

Keywords

• digital health
• Apple Watch
• telehealth
• health technology
• security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: telehealth, itchyandbitchy.com

Products: Apple Watch, smartphone apps

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