In this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy comment on the impact of 5G on healthcare.  We discuss the differences between 4G and 5G wireless networks.  5G availability will increase through 2020 and it is crucial for healthcare systems to be ready for upcoming changes. Specifically, with telemedicine, remote monitoring, transmit…

In this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy discuss the growing trend of wearables in healthcare. They discuss the challenge of providers trusting wearable data and transferring wearable meaningful data to providers without overwhelming clinical staff. We also discuss how will wearables help employers and insurers, but there is a legitimate concern for…

In this part 1 of AI discussion on This Week in Health Tech, Jimmy and Vik comment on AI trends in Healthcare. Discussion of AI influence on wait times, health organization efficiency, and more importantly improving patient outcomes. We don’t know how we ended up with a comparison of AI in StartCraft game and healthcare, but…

In this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Jimmy and Vik focus on health apps. Jimmy and Vik comment about their favorite fitness and health tracking apps. They talk about fitness tracking devices including Apple Watch and Fitbit. Surprisingly, both Vik and Jimmy have the same favorite workout app! They also get into app security and privacy…

Vik and Jimmy welcome guest Dennis Leber, a Cyber Security expert to discuss security challenges in general and for Healthcare organizations.  Who is coming up w/ viruses and malware and why are they trying to hack organizations?What can we do to keep our data safe? What to watch out for when using the web and mobile…

Welcome to the first episode of This Week in Health Tech (TWIHT).  Introduction of podcast series. Jimmy and Vik comment about few challenges facing healthcare organizations today and ways to better serve patients with technology improvements.  Support the show (http://www.thisweekinhealthtech.com/)