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How Big Tech Is Going After Your Health Care

When Daniel Poston, a second-year medical student in Manhattan, opened the App Store on his iPhone a couple of weeks ago, he was astonished to see an app for a new heart study prominently featured.

People often learn about new research studies through in-person conversations with their doctors. But not only did this study, run by Stanford University, use a smartphone to recruit consumers, it was financed by Apple. And it involved using an app on the Apple Watch to try to identify irregular heart rhythms.

Intrigued, Mr. Poston, who already owned an Apple Watch, registered for the heart study right away. Then he took to Twitter to encourage others to do likewise — suggesting…

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 How Big Tech Is Going After Your Health Care

Apple, Google, Microsoft and other tech giants have transformed the way billions of us communicate, shop, socialize and work. Now, as consumers, medical centers and insurers increasingly embrace health-tracking apps, tech companies want a bigger share of the more than $3 trillion spent annually on health care in the United States, too. The Apple Heart Study reflects that intensified effort. The companies are accelerating their efforts to remake health care by developing or collaborating on new tools for consumers, patients, doctors, insurers and medical researchers. And they are increasingly investing in health start-ups.

Medgadget

Since 2004, Medgadget has been reporting on medical technology from around the world. We cover the latest medical devices and approvals, technology breakthroughs and discoveries, conduct exclusive interviews with med tech leaders, and file reports from healthcare conferences.

MedShare

MedShare is a 501c(3) humanitarian aid organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people, communities and our planet by sourcing and directly delivering surplus medical supplies and equipment to communities in need around the world.

MedSurplus Alliance

MedSurplus Alliance is a cross-sector alliance of medical surplus donors, medical surplus recovery organizations, and product recipients that works collaboratively to improve access to quality donated medical products, through accreditation, capacity-building, management and technology solutions, and leadership.

Partners for World Health

We collect medical supplies that healthcare facilities in the U.S. are required to discard and ship them to countries in need.

Partnership for Quality Medical Donations

Partnership for Quality Medical Donations (PQMD) is a global alliance leading the development and championing of high standards in medical supply and service donation. PQMD seeks to enhance access to health care in underserved communities and in areas affected by disaster.

The Good Body

The Good Body brings you reviews, case studies, insights and analysis for health products, equipment and gadgets. Extensive research that is second to none.

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Medical Dealer provides more than 16,000 medical equipment purchasers with comprehensive information about new and pre-owned medical equipment, parts and service, including in-depth coverage of timely issues, industry and regulatory updates, new product news and profiles of people in the industry.

Project C.U.R.E.

Project C.U.R.E. is the largest provider of donated medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world.

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Supplies Over Seas improves global health and the environment through recovery and redistribution of surplus medical supplies.

World Medical Relief

Our mission is to facilitate the distribution of surplus medical resources where they are needed. As such, our programs have both a local, national and international focus.

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HME News is the monthly business newspaper for home medical equipment providers.

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