MindSea Digital Health Blog
News and insights on mobile app development, design, and digital healthcare
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The Biggest Risk Amid Rising AI Adoption in Canadian Healthcare
In this episode of Moving Digital Health, host Reuben Hall sits down with Will Falk, a prominent figure in Canadian health policy, about the evolving landscape of digital health and the impact of skyrocketing AI adoption in Canadian healthcare systems. Will shares his extensive background in digital health and public policy, emphasizing the rapid adoption… Read more
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Why Health Tech Leaders Benefit From Academic AND Industry Experience
In this episode of Moving Digital Health, host Reuben Hall sits down with Alyssa Abo, Vice President of Clinical Innovation at DeepSight Technology and Adjunct Clinical Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. Alyssa shares how her career across academia, clinical practice, and industry shapes the way she approaches being a health tech leader. Drawing… Read more
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How Parados Uses Motion Capture Technology to Improve Rehab
In this episode of the Moving Digital Health podcast from MindSea, Parados founder and CEO Pascal McCarthy shares how his experiences as an athlete led him to build a new kind of motion capture technology for healthcare to more frequently assess patient movement. Parados helps clinicians and athletes record and analyze movement using simple video… Read more
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What HIPAA-Compliant AI Actually Means in Mobile Apps
Key Takeaways When healthcare researchers design AI-enabled mobile apps, they are not just building tools. They are navigating a complex ecosystem where algorithmic decisions meet sensitive patient data. One study of AI-powered health apps found that most did not explain how their algorithms reached decisions, leaving users unsure how their data was used. This lack… Read more
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The Ultimate Guide to Building a HIPAA Compliant App in 2026
Before patients trust your app with their health, they need to trust you with their data. HIPAA is how you earn that trust. In 2025, building a HIPAA compliant app is the foundation of credibility for any mobile health or research platform. For universities, hospitals, and grant-funded teams, the stakes are exceptionally high. A single… Read more
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From Detection to Prediction in Remote Patient Monitoring
CHARM-COPD Project Snapshot Who: Researchers at the University Health Network (UHN), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and the University of Toronto (all in Toronto) What: Remote patient monitoring app for COPD patients, which is designed to capture daily symptom changes and treatment adjustments Features: Future Expansion: Developing a programmable platform to adapt to other conditions (hypertension,… Read more
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How Health Tech Leaders Navigate Growth: From Startup To M&A
In this episode of the MindSea podcast, Mike Desimone, General Manager of Medicine at Ascend Learning, shares his extensive experience in healthcare tech and education. He discusses the importance of a diverse background in scaling healthcare companies, the challenges of health tech M&A (mergers & acquisitions), and the unique aspects of rapid growth in the… Read more
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This AI App Reduces ICU Alarm Noise To Improve Patient Safety
In this episode of the MindSea Podcast, Reuben Hall talks with Darren Klugman, Vice President of Clinical Operations at CalmWave. They discuss the critical issue of alarm management in ICUs. Klugman draws on his background in pediatric cardiac intensive care to explain the toll of constant noise on providers and patients. CalmWave uses data science… Read more
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Preventing Chronic Kidney Disease Through Global Screening
In this episode of the MindSea Podcast, Reuben Hall interviews Salvatore Viscomi, CEO of Carna Health. They discuss the urgent global health crisis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the innovative digital health solutions in development to address it. Salvatore shares his journey from physician to digital health entrepreneur. He’s now working at Carna Health… Read more
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How AI Governance in Healthcare Helps Orgs Move Beyond Pilots
In this episode of Moving Digital Health, Reuben Hall speaks with Marco Smit, VP of Business Development at Gesund.AI, about the future of AI in healthcare and life sciences. Marco shares why so many organizations stall in pilot mode and explains why AI governance in healthcare organizations will be the key differentiator for those who… Read more
