by Michael Sopher | Jul 21, 2016 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls
Online eyewear retailers are capturing consumers’ interest—and dollars. Warby Parker is probably eye doctors’ biggest online competition, notes VisionWeb. The style-savvy startup has upped their game by opening up a number of retail locations around the U.S. Other...
by jsopher | Jul 7, 2016 | Practice Pearls, Technology & the Internet
We predicted that virtual reality (VR) would be a trend in health care in 2016, and it looks like we were right. Some are calling this “the year of VR,” thanks to the wave of new, relatively affordable devices now available. Market research firm IDC projects that...
by jsopher | Dec 30, 2015 | Patient Engagement, Practice Pearls, Technology & the Internet
It’s an exciting time in health care. We’re in the midst of a digital health boom, with big investments and rapid advances being made in the field. According to data from the digital health venture fund Rock Health, 2014 was a record-breaking year for digital health...