This Week's Healthcare Online News
Fierce Mobile Healthcare
Personal health, wellness product market to reach $8B by 2018
Jan,03,2014
by+Greg Slabodkin
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced the results of a new report which predicts more than an 142 percent increase in personal health and wellness product sales and software and service revenues over the next five years.
During this period, product sales and software and service revenues will see the largest growth, according to the report, generating more than $3.3 billion in revenue in 2013 and growing to more than $8 billion by 2018. While more than 40 million personal health and wellness products are expected to sell in 2013, that figure is expected to rise to more than 70 million by 2018.
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iHealthBeat
Insurers Using Patient Data From Health Kiosks To Target Customers
Jan,06,2014
by:+Staff
Health insurers are partnering with organizations that operate health-screening kiosks to obtain data that could help them target individuals for health plans, KQED's "The California Report" reports.
Background on Health-Screening Kiosks
Health-screening kiosks -- which often are located in supermarkets and drug stores -- allow individuals to check their:Weight; andBlood pressure.
According to "The California Report," health-screening kiosks often profit by selling advertisement space around the machines.
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Health Insurance Exchange
Tax Pros Face Obamacare Questions
Jan.07,2014
by:+JEFF STIMPSON
The Affordable Care Act -- along with its accompanying enrollment Web site and new taxes and tax breaks -- has opened up a host of questions for the taxpaying public, ramping up the usual levels of pre-tax season taxpayer confusion.
“Forty of the 500 provisions in the ACA amend or add provision to the U.S. Tax Code,” reads a primer from The Income Tax School. “Most of the changes that are to be implemented in 2014 have to do with healthcare coverage [that] requires that each person either have the minimum essential coverage, qualify for an exemption or make a payment when filing his or her federal income tax return.”
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HealthcareDIY
4 Tech Tools Keeping Us Healthy at the Office
Dec,16,2013
by:+Andre Blackman
The world of work is changing constantly. The growth of remote technology, mobile devices and schedule flexibility at our workplace have all made a difference in how we get things done. However, despite our changing environments – the computer and the desk seem to be two items that are constant for many modern jobs.
In keeping with one of the pillars of HealthcareDIY, there are some fascinating new technologies that can help us to stay healthy and well even when we’re connected to our desks and laptops/desktops. As my grandmother used to say, “if you don’t work, you don’t eat!” and we definitely want to make sure that you’re able to work well and FEEL well at the same time.
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