2016: The year of digital health and recalibration
As 2016 comes to a close, the year has had its share of ups and downs. But looking specifically at the healthcare field, the year proved to be one of recalibration.
With new technologies like wearables and mobile apps taking over the market, digital health has continued to improve personalized precision care. Healthcare is faster and more efficient, but the gap between the promises of technology and the progress itself has become more apparent.
“Fortunately, 2016 was characterized by a much-needed recalibration, as the gap between technology’s promise and medicine’s progress became more readily apparent,” wrote author David Shaywitz. “Precision medicine is still largely aspirational, and the demonstrated utility of digital health remains, for the most part, a hope waiting to be fulfilled.”
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Cara joined TriMed Media in 2016 and is currently a Senior Writer for Clinical Innovation & Technology. Originating from Detroit, Michigan, she holds a Bachelors in Health Communications from Grand Valley State University.