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Will Retail Health Really Disrupt Healthcare?

David Chou

The American Hospital Association Center for Health Innovation recently released a report forecasting the revolutionary changes that retail firms and tech giants will bring to healthcare delivery in 2023 and beyond. Amazon is making a major investment by acquiring One Medical, a leading concierge primary care provider. and Puerto Rico.

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Telehealth and community broadband, in sickness and in health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Much more than mere video chats, telehealth uses intranets and the internet networks to observe, diagnose, initiate or otherwise medically intervene, administer, monitor, record, and/or report on the continuum of care people receive when ill, injured or wanting to stay well. and sending it electronically to another site for later evaluation.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare IT Today

But only in the past few years have the medical professions tried to quantify and capture these factors. An example of calling out SDoH was cited by Dr. Sherri Onyiego, Medical Director for the Texas Market at Equality Health. Clinicians Taking Responsibility Naturally, the medical profession can’t fix all SDoH.