Interesting concept in this video about a study from the Center from Connected Health that found health benefits directly attributable to using text messaging (see video here). No, this doesn't validate what your kids have been trying to tell you for years now. It means that treatments for certain conditions can be made more effective through the application of new communication technologies such as text messaging.

Whether you are trying to remember to take medications on time, or need to be alerted to some negative condition going on in your own body that requires quick treatment, having an automatic feedback loop could save your life. Imagine… arrhythmia > wearable monitor > connected health monitoring service > patient smartphone—it’s a feedback loop that could change the face of medicine. Now, if we could only get our primary care physician's to read and answer email!

How about you? Would you be interested in adopting technology that forced you stay in closer touch with what was going on in your own body? Please comment below.

Peter Radsliff
CEO, Presto Services Inc.