Forks in the road and options for Indivica users
Lets face it forks happen.
The arguments of which is better (Indivica or OSCAR) may not be material.
Get MCEDT before it’s too late!
The modem based Electronic Data Transfer service will be decommissioned no later than December 31, 2014. Please review the ministry’s website for the new Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer (MC EDT) Internet based services by selecting the following link www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/publications/ohip/mcedt_mn.aspx or by selecting the Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer link located on the left side bar of the screen.
Read more at http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/publications/ohip/edt_mn.aspx
Rise in wearable technology to be driven by smartphone growth
The global wearable computing market is set to rapidly grow into a multi-billion dollar industry over the next year, according to research from professional search engine Reportlinker.com.
Wearable Computing: Technologies, Applications and Global Markets says that the market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 43.4% from around US$5 billion forecast for 2013 to US$9.2 billion in 2014 and more than US$30.2 billion in 2018.
The report adds that the key market driver for wearable computing is the soaring global popularity of smartphones.
At the moment, the market is at a relatively nascent stage and with shipment of 20 million units in 2012 (US$800 million).
The report said: “Traditional markets for wearable devices have primarily been focused on non-consumer niche applications including those in healthcare, defence/security, enterprise and industrial markets. However, recent advances in materials sciences, electronics, photonics and software are enabling a potentially vast range of new lightweight, wearable computing products to emerge.
Do smartphone apps have a role to play in healthcare?
Smartphones and tablet computers are transforming millions of people’s lives for one major reason – the astonishing growth in cheap, often free, software applications, or apps as they have come to be known. At the beginning of 2013, Apple announced that its customers have downloaded more than 40billion apps, with more than 20bn in 2012 alone. Its developer community has created more than 775,000 apps and this has generated revenues of $7bn.
One market area growing as fast as any is perhaps the most important – healthcare. ABI Research estimates that the market for mobile healthcare apps will be worth $400million by 2016, while the market research company Research2Guidance claims 247m mobile phone users downloaded a health related app in 2012.
– See more at: http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-technology/do-smartphone-apps-have-a-role-to-play-in-healthcare/51300/
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