DiMe Blog

When Diana Diller downloaded the pregnancy-tracking app, Ovia, she used it for much the same reason as the app’s other 10 million users: To track her pregnancy and the health of her baby. She did not intend to share that information …

The impact of COVID-19 has been devastating, yet we have witnessed global unity against a common enemy. Day after day, healthcare and other essential workers continue to put their lives on the line to save others, while individuals sacrif…

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, digital technologies are rapidly being adopted to support health, healthcare, and health research. Researchers and public health officials across the country are deploying wearable technologies to seek ear…

At the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), we connect all members of the digital medicine community. Communication and collaboration is at the core of everything we do — our members actively and regularly connect with each other through our Sla…

The end of the year is the perfect time to ask the question: “How are we doing?” I can be a tough critic, but there is no doubt that the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) is making a significant impact on the field of digital medicine. …

On Monday, December 16, DiMe submitted a letter in response to the request for input on the initial vision for Cures 2.0 legislation proposed by U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI). The 21st Century Cures Act…

Digital health products have become integral to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of health and disease. Consumers rely on digital health apps to improve their focus, track their fitness, and optimize their wellbeing. C…

I recently froze for a solid five minutes over my computer, hesitating over submitting a comment on a public docket. There’s lots here. Let’s try and unpack it. First, what is a public docket and why was I commenting on it? When a Federal Ag…

One of the biggest complaints in healthcare is the lack of interoperability. But the nitty-gritty of how to achieve interoperability is messy. Standards are an acronym soup. What is SNOMED, LOINC and DICOM? How is HL7 FHIR related to SMAR…

At the BioHacking Village at DEF CON this weekend, the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) won the Research Competition after pitching our vision for the future of digital medicine to a panel of judges from several industry companies: Abbott, BD…

Apple ResearchKit is already accelerating research by attracting huge numbers of people to participate in medical research for the first time. In this blog we share our experience using Active Tasks included in ResearchKit to assess cognitiv…

The success of the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) will be measured not by our work, but by our impact on advancing digital medicine to optimize human health. So, together, we must ask ourselves: what are we working to achieve? When we f…