Digital Health

Senior Research Director to Present Keynote Address at Home Health Technology Summit, March 27

Parks Associates today announced that Harry Wang, Senior Director of Research, will present the keynote address, Exploring mHealth: Are we ready for what’s next?, at Home Health Technology Summit in New Orleans on Monday, March 27. This presentation will address the impact of mobile technology and apps in digital health, including the health habits and usage trends of smart watch u ...read more

Parks Associates digital health research tracker service identifies innovative leaders and growth strategies for digital health solutions

Parks Associates announced new health research this week during the Connected Health Symposium, showing that 42% of smartphone/tablet owners use at least one fitness app and these app owners are more avid users of wellness tracking and management features and services. Parks Associates research, from a 2Q 2016 consumer survey, shows that ...read more

Senior Research Director to Present Keynote Address at Sleep Technology Summit, September 26

Parks Associates today announced Harry Wang, Senior Director of Research at Parks Associates, will present the opening keynote this week at Sleep Technology Summit and address new connected health research on sleep health and the sleep technology market. According to 360 View: Empowering Healthcare Consumers, 24% of consumers with sleep disorders are interested in getting more inform ...read more

Digital health research finds smart watches preferred over fitness trackers for sports activities

New digital health research from Parks Associates finds that 18% of U.S. broadband households own a wearable fitness device such as a smart watch or fitness tracker. 360 View: Empowering Healthcare Consumers reveals smart watches are more commonly used during sports activities than are fitness trackers. Among exclusive smart watch owners, 62% use the device while running and 30% ...read more

Parks Associates today announced Harry Wang, Senior Director of Research at Parks Associates, will speak next week at mHealth + Telehealth World to address the rising consumerism in the U.S. healthcare industry and examine system-wide approaches to digital health. He will also discuss new findings from the firm’s 360 View: Empowering Healthcare Consumers, which includes a 2Q 2016 survey of U.S. broadband households on connected healthcare attitudes and adoption.

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New consumer research outlines consumer engagement strategies for care providers

New research from Parks Associates shows only 4% of U.S. patients with three or more chronic conditions have a care coordinator and only 35% have two or more care providers. Most patients rely on their primary care doctor for routine exams, which creates significant potential for care providers to expand their roles and improve the patient experience through connected healthcare solutions.

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Parks Associates released new research today showing connected health device ownership (including digital fitness trackers, networked weight scales, connected treadmills, and blood pressure meters) has risen from 24% to 33% of U.S. broadband households between 2013 and 2015. 360 View Update: Shopping For Care: Insights from Consumers also reports 13% of U.S. broadband households own two or more connected health devices.

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Director of Health and Mobile Product Research to Participate in Digital Health Summit at CES® 2016

Parks Associates today announced the Connected Health Tracker Service, a new research service for 2016 that examines consumer adoption and usage of connected health technologies and the innovations driving the health & wellness markets. 360 View: Empowering Healthcare Consumers, a survey project available as part of the service, finds U.S. broadband households are now regularl ...read more