New portal supports digital transition

Digitalhealthage.com from UK-based Rapid News Communications Group, addresses the dynamic growth in digital healthcare as well as the use of wearable devices in clinical trials.

Digitalhealthage.com offers the latest news, product reviews and thought leadership from the burgeoning digital health sector. It will provide unrivalled content for those using and interested in personal and professional fitness performance, medical diagnostics, as well as providing a community for those involved in the business of the digital healthcare industry.

“This is a highly exciting time to be part of the communications sector – digital health has the potential to change the way in which we all look after ourselves and access care to our GPs and hospitals. Rapid News Communications has spent considerable time researching the market and we have received support from medical, fitness and software experts looking for a way in which to access the latest news and technology for this sector. There is currently no other offering to the market that has the same reach as digitalhealthage.com” said Lu Rahman, group editor.

“The age of digital health has arrived and we cannot afford to ignore it. Whether you are interested on a personal fitness, medical or business level, digitalhealthage.com offers breaking news, reviews and insight into this increasingly relevant sector. The medical profession in particular is embracing the uptake of digital health and we have taken this into account with our target audience. In addition to the website we send out regular e-newsletters. This includes over 12,000 medical professionals including more than 4,000 GPs, 4,000 NHS managers, 2,200 clinical commissioning board members and 2,000 hospital doctors.”

The UK and international healthcare sectors are under increasing pressure to treat patients, improve consultation times and processes and create streamlined access to follow-up care. Digital health has a crucial role to play in the advancement of the healthcare sector as well as offering the latest technology available for those interested in personal fitness and well-being.

According to industry research (ABI Research) the number of global patient monitoring devices market will hit 5 million in the US alone.

Dave Gray, editor, said: “As a society we are becoming increasingly interested in fitness – you only have to look at the growth in fitness apps and trackers to see how well this market is taking off. With healthcare taking advantage of the benefits digital health has to offer, Digitalhealthage.com offers the perfect portal to bring the latest information for this sector, creating a well-informed and highly engaged community.”