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The Future of Health - by Roberto Ascione (Hardcover)

The Future of Health - by  Roberto Ascione (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Learn how the future of medicine is being unlocked--one digital innovation at a time</b></p> <p><i>The Future of Health </i>is an insightful and comprehensive overview of the past, present, and future of digital health. Accomplished health innovation leader Roberto Ascione delivers a practical exploration of how the latest digital technologies are transforming the practice of medicine and redefining health itself by making it more accessible, sustainable, and human.</p> <p>The book includes practical, real-world examples from the United States, Asia, and Europe of technology applications, companies, and start-up that have changed--or will change--our relationship with our health and the healthcare system. Readers will also find: </p> <ul> <li>How our health is becoming increasingly consumer and connected while technology is empowering patients in completely new ways and deeply transforming the doctor-patient relationship</li> <li>Discussions of how the training of medical professionals, particularly doctors, has changed--or needs to change--to meet the new digital reality</li> <li>Examinations of how new technologies will allow doctors to dodge many of the administrative and regulatory burdens they currently face each day</li> <li>Treatments of the ability of new technologies to unlock new, holistic ways of practicing medicine, with a focus on latest developments such as Digital Therapeutics and Virtual Reality</li> <li>Reflections on how digital health is fostering a shift "from cure to care" and will unleash a human-sized future for a more accessible, ubiquitous, and sustainable healthcare</li> </ul> <p><i>The Future of Health </i>is required reading for medical practitioners and the managers of pharmaceutical companies. It will also earn a place in the libraries of medical device companies and healthcare entrepreneurs seeking an incisive treatment of the impact of digital technology on all aspects of healthcare. Also, the general public, interested in understanding how to take better control of their own health through digital technologies, will find this book insightful and easy to comprehend.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b>Praise for THE FUTURE OF HEALTH</b></p> <p>"Everybody has a doctor's story. Everybody has a story of the lack of clarity of explanation. Roberto in this timely vision clarifies the necessity for the embrace with NEXT. It is an explanation narrative of the highest order." <p><b> --Richard Saul Wurman, </b> Creator, TED, TEDMED and Understanding Healthcare <p>"A book for everyone in the healthcare spectrum! That's all of us. A guide to the future of medicine, here today; how healthcare should be in the 21st century. Written with knowledge and passion. Roberto has created a true guide to your health in the age of technology." <p><b> --Rafael J. Grossmann, MD, FACS, </b> Surgeon; Educator; Healthcare futurist; DigitalHealth Innovator, ZGJR <p>"With healthcare at its 'virtual tipping point'--literally and figuratively--Roberto outlines the key trends shaping care's digital future and how we, as patients, can expect the way we pursue health and wellness to change. An insightful, forward-thinking, and engaging look at the changes that are happening in healthcare in real-time and the players making these tech-enabled business models work." <p><b> --Jessica DaMassa, </b> Host and Executive Producer, <i>WTF Health--What's the Future, Health?</i> <p>"Real transformation in healthcare is happening, and the future of health is here now. The winners and losers are going to be decided in the next few years, and this is a great guide to understanding the powerful technological changes underway in health and how they impact us all." <p><b> --Jeff Dachis, </b> Chairman, CEO and Founder, One Drop<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>ROBERTO ASCIONE</b> is Chief Executive Officer at Healthware Group, a global leader in health innovation, focusing on groundbreaking R&D in digital therapeutics and digital health, and assisting life sciences companies and healthcare systems as they navigate the digital transformation.</p>

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