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technologies for in-person as well as virtual
trials. As the demands for digitally
driven research grow, more will be asked
from the remote monitoring, sensors,
and wearables that facilitate the collection
of the data that power their research, "
he says.
As to digital therapeutics, Johannesson
says there is a " huge thirst " for digital
solutions from the pharma and
medical device companies that create
therapies that treat the range of medical
conditions. " These companies are
asking us to create digital therapeutics
solutions that will help them not only
onboard patients but also help them
drive patient adherence to their therapies, "
he says. " And once again, it's the
digital infrastructure of remote monitoring,
wearables, and sensors that facilitates
the data collection required by
digital therapeutics, so it's only natural
that this growing field will drive advances
in these products. "
And as the COVID-19 pandemic drove
the critical need for cutting-edge technological
tools and innovation in the areas
of public health, medicine, and wellness,
it began to drive the big data
healthcare market over the pandemic
phase, according to a report from Mordor
Intelligence, noting that several
companies are engaged in utilizing big
data for analyzing patient data and outcomes
in order to better understand diagnosis
and treatment prospects.3
Long notes that technologies like
IoT, big data, artificial intelligence, machine
learning, digital twins, and other
key tech enablers are continually driving
advances in digital
health products.
" Adoption of these
exciting technologies
will enable providers
to make better decisions
on patient care,
informed by the most
robust and reliable information
possible. No
matter the technology
enabling digital health
innovation, the common
thread is data integrity
- which continues
to rise across
digital health categories, "
says Long.
An FDA cleared and CE marked hypothermic liver preservation device, the
LIVERguard™ system is designed for repeatable, predictable, and
measurable organ transport. (Credit: Paragonix)
" This is the real challenge
for medical device
companies to stay
ahead of the breadth
supporting technologies
evolving every year.
Everything from the
hardware, communications
platforms, software,
to the evolution
of UX design is evolving
rapidly, " says Anderson.
" In the transplant space,
IoT advancements have
enabled broader connectivity
and tracking
by making robust autonomous
connected
platforms
with
The Paragonix SherpaPak® Cardiac Transport System is the leading FDAcleared
and CE-marked medical device for heart transportation. (Credit:
Paragonix)
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and LTE more widely
available. But even UX
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year, which is especially critical to a
procedure with many individuals all trying
to stay coordinated in the middle of
the night with lives on the line. In the
high-stakes transplant environment that
Paragonix is seeking to provide value,
we are very much interested in leveraging
new miniaturized technologies for
remote organ assessment and changes
to EMR interoperability access in order
to provide new capabilities for transplant
programs. "
Anderson adds, " Advancements in
monitoring capabilities will largely
rely on Bluetooth and GPS technologies
to elevate the logistics and delivery
of individual tracking insights.
These technologies do more than allow
users to track medical devices in
real time. As companies continue to
face the growing urgency to become
more accessible and connected, I expect
a continued focus on cybersecurity,
ensuring that all connected medical
devices are utilizing HIPAA-compliant,
secure applications. "
Making Precision Engagement
Possible with AI
" AI and machine learning are at the
heart of what we refer to as precision
engagement, which we see as a big developing
trend that will not only create
improved health outcomes and reduced
costs, but also lead to what we
believe will be a better patient and
provider experience, " says Johannesson.
" Combined with just-in-time,
adaptive intervention (JITAI), AI and
machine learning are what make precision
engagement possible. Precision
engagement is a very specific application
of clinical precision medicine
that enables providers to deliver very
precise interventions and medical recommendations
for individual patients
based on the patients' own behaviors.
It's about engaging the right patients
with the right interventions at the
right time, and again, that's only possible
through our ability to gather patient
data, which hinges on the digital
health products that help us collect
the data. "
He says that with the increasing demand
for precision engagement - powered
by AI and machine learning - he
expects to see more and more " asks " of
digital health products that make precision
engagement possible.
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