Technological advances allow people to communicate anywhere, work more efficiently, but also better manage their health, according to experts attending the Hall of Electronics (CES) in Las Vegas, an annual industry event. At CES 2011, which ended on Sunday, the organizers offered a true “digital health summit” with debates and talks as “a doctor at hand: exploring the options of mobile health” or “technology encourages people to be healthy? “

For exhibitors, the dissemination of personal electronic devices can lead to a significant reduction in health costs by giving consumers the opportunity to care for themselves, and to facilitate communication with doctors.

“The intersection between health and technology is really about to explode,” said Jason Goldberg, president and founder of the Life Ideal Canadian company, which manufactures control devices.

Elliot Sprecher, a data analyst from Israeli company that sells a heart rate monitor, estimated that the spread of digital technology should lead to a better awareness of their own physical health in patients.

For example, an electrocardiogram may only be performed once a year. That is not enough to discover a real heart problem, suggests Sprecher, while if you checked every day, we ended up seeing the consequences of a bad lifestyle.

“There are too many dealers selling too many closed systems,” said Setty, who recalled that digital medical records remain a promise unfulfilled.

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