1. Can Technology Fix Medicine?
- Author
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Byrnes, Nanette
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MEDICAL technology , *HEALTH information technology , *CORPORATE finance , *GENETICS , *MEDICAL informatics , *VENTURE capital companies , *MEDICAL innovations , *MOBILE app development , *FINANCE - Abstract
The article discusses data-driven health care and the question of whether technology can fix medicine, focusing on the reported popularity of medical data in relation to venture investing and product innovation. Molecular, environmental, and behavioral information about medical patients are addressed, along with corporate investments in data-capturing smartphone apps by firms such as computer software company Apple Inc. Venture capital companies and genetic data analysis are examined.
- Published
- 2014