Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Since some digital health tools will inevitably be subject to regulation while many will not, the agency has previously issued a high-level plan for streamlining its processes.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

This drove health consumers to virtual care platforms in the first months of the public health crisis — including lots of older people who had never used telemedicine or even a mobile health app. Virtual care will be a lifeline for many older people who cannot leave home or do not want to do so.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Now, to the news… and what it means… Start with Kroger and Hy-Vee, national grocery chains, both of which are expanding their health care reach via pharmacists’ licensure practice expansions, and new concepts of mobile health.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Over one-half of Americans would likely use virtual care for their healthcare services, and one in four people would actually prefer a virtual relationship with a primary care physician, according to the fifth annual 2020 Consumer Sentiment Survey from UnitedHealthcare.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

But another patient side-effect of COVID-19 has been the digital transformation of many patients , documented by data gathered by Rock Health and Stanford Center for Digital Health and analyzed in their latest report explaining how the public health crisis accelerated digital health “beyond its years,” noted in the title of the report.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Today I am keynoting the OSF Digital Health Symposium in Peoria, IL, discussing The State(s) of Digital Health.

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Digital Health Primary Care Patient Experience Mobile Health 156

Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

Growing digital health investments that will push patient utilization up. The deflating, lowering-cost factors will be: Consumers looking to lower-cost sites of care and. Health systems finding ways to provide more care using less resources. Preparations for the next pandemic, and.

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KevinMD

MAY 16, 2021

It will not come as a surprise to my fellow clinicians that the pandemic has spurred a boom in digital health and health technology innovation, evidenced by the increasing sales pitches we receive for these new solutions.

Digital Health 422

Digital Health Health Technology Primary Care Mobile Health 422

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Since some digital health tools will inevitably be subject to regulation while many will not, the agency has previously issued a high-level plan for streamlining its processes.

Digital Health 60

Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Since some digital health tools will inevitably be subject to regulation while many will not, the agency has previously issued a high-level plan for streamlining its processes.

Digital Health 60

Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Since some digital health tools will inevitably be subject to regulation while many will not, the agency has previously issued a high-level plan for streamlining its processes.

Digital Health 60

Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Since some digital health tools will inevitably be subject to regulation while many will not, the agency has previously issued a high-level plan for streamlining its processes.

Digital Health 60

Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 60

The Digital Health Corner

JUNE 14, 2017

Digital health is unquestionably becoming part of healthcare lexicon and fabric. Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. Sixty percent said social media improves the care they deliver.” I look forward to comments and the sharing of experiences from others.

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Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: One of the fastest-growing areas of digital health that grew in the COVID-19 pandemic was use of smartphones for health and fitness. consumers’ smartphone use for managing health grew by 50% during the public health crisis. Deloitte found that U.S.

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

Health care access is a challenge in rural and urban areas, cities and suburbs, and across more demographic groups than you might realize, as we see wait times grow for appointments, primary care shortages, and delays in screening plaguing health systems around the world.

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Health Populi

JULY 5, 2021

Health care, through telehealth, health education, and wearable sensors that make up the Internet of Things for medical and healthcare.

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Digital Health EHR Telehealth Primary Care 386

Health Populi

JANUARY 10, 2020

The digital health presence at CES 2020 is the fastest-growing segment of consumer technologies at the Show this year, increasing by 25% over 2019. In fact, in our search for devices and tools underpinned with clinical proof, evidence is growing for consumer-facing technology for heart-health, demonstrated by this year’s CES.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 13, 2021

.” Then add in “sweet teams are made of this,” and you have the making of telehealth enabling health/care across the continuum, as I show in my drawing here. Sweet teams are increasingly inter-disciplinary, including primary care, bundling in mental health, health coaches and nutritionists.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 8, 2023

Whether you are a primary care physician, specialist, therapist, or nurse, this article will provide valuable insights into how you can leverage virtual healthcare to enhance patient care and improve patient outcomes. As such, it is becoming an increasingly important part of modern immediate care delivery.

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Health Populi

JUNE 20, 2024

Two-thirds of consumers overall see that online tools and mobile apps can help with diet and physical activity — ranging from a low (though majority) of 54% of Boomers to over 70% of Millennials and Gen Z consumers.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 31, 2018

Omron has been one of the few consumer-facing digital health companies that has taken the long-view and done the work to file for FDA clearance for a medical-grade technology that mainstream consumers can use. After mental health and diabetes, heart apps rank as the third largest categories for medical apps on the market in 2017.

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Health Populi

MARCH 25, 2021

Brian Owens noted on our call on the evolving wellness consumer that, “health and hygiene will emerge as the next digital.”

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2020

2020 will be remembered for disruption and dislocation on many fronts; among the major blips in the year will be it remembered as the largest funding year for digital health recorded, according to Rock Health’s report on the 3Q2020 digital health funding. based digital health start-ups adding up $9.4

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Considering the “poor health” bar in the graph, we can see the opportunity for telehealth and home visits to people who may have mobility and other challenges leaving the home space. Why should that be, in a physical sense?

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Primary Care Telehealth Patient Experience Mobile Health 282

Enzyme Health

MARCH 27, 2019

Recent topics include the importance of telehealth in rural areas , telehealth reimbursement in Florida , and the hurdles to overcome before implementing remote care in psychiatric practice. For Broad Digital Health and Telehealth News 3. Their digital health email is delivered daily, so you’ll never miss out on the top stories.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

Because, ultimately, we must work to bake digital health services into our emergency preparedness and response infrastructure. And then we’ve been working directly with our members to showcase the incredible work they are doing in the face of this health emergency.

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Henry Kotula

JANUARY 2, 2019

While venture capital -backed startups in digital health offer opportunities to affect the cost and quality of care, often by challenging prevailing modes of care delivery, they pose potential risks to patient care and raise important questions for policy makers.

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Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

Whether you’re a patient or a physician in the U.S., you’re burned out, tapped out, stressed out, timed out. While the 118 th U.S.

Telehealth 207

Telehealth Mental health Public Health Medical Billing 207

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 5, 2024

In the context of COPD management, RPM allows healthcare providers to track patients’ vital signs, symptoms, and overall condition remotely, enabling timely interventions and personalized care. This streamlined approach improves patient satisfaction and ensures that resources are utilized effectively to deliver high-quality care.

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Meaningful HIT News

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

I can’t see primary care physicians shelling out that kind of cash when the old technology is $200 or less. Meanwhile, this week we get more evidence that “connected health” may be winning the terminology battle over mobile, wireless and digital health.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2019

In the U.S., rural residents’ access to broadband at home continues to lag behind urban and suburban dwellers, the Pew Research Group noted in a May 2019 research note on Americans’ use of technology.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Buoy Health AI triage bot True to their mission “Making health care easier, so life can be better”, Banner Health has invested in digital health technologies to support their patient experience.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

We are only just past the dawn of the second machine age, where digitization is enabling artificial intelligence. We crave actual physical connection to neighbours, colleagues, and fellow townspeople, even if digitally facilitated.”

Primary Care 212

Primary Care Patient Experience Mobile Health Mental health 212

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

I just bought a new cell phone (The Google Pixel 4a for those that wonder and yes, it says a lot about me). I’m an Android user and always have been an Android user. I also use Google voice, so switching phones was easy. I logged in with my Google account and everything was ready […].

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Primary Care Patient Experience Mobile Health Digital Health 124

Chilmark Research

MAY 26, 2022

Patients / consumers of health care are increasingly accustomed to the self-service, mobile-enabled options offered in other critical aspects of their lives, and a truly modern digital health ecosystem is incomplete without providing an option to utilize that for positive behavior change. Better care delivery.

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Lloyd Price

JUNE 2, 2023

The range of earnings multiples in the HealthTech sector has historically been broad, spanning from single-digit multiples to higher double-digit or triple-digit multiples for high-growth, high-margin companies. The acquisition will give Amazon a major foothold in the primary care market. EV to EBITDA: 12.5x

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

Other notable consolidations include the finalization of tech-giant Amazon’s purchase of One Medical , a primary care network. And Optum, one of the largest conglomerates that is a subsidiary of United Health Group, increased its net revenue growth by 25% to $54.1 billion in 2022, a 57 percent year-over-year drop.

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