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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015. Sixty percent said social media improves the care they deliver.” I’d like to discuss what I believe are five areas of significant opportunity for quality technologies.

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A Matter of Trust, Perception, Risk, and Uncertainty – The Big Issues Raised by the Acquisition of PatientsLikeMe and Other Patient Data Transactions

Health Populi

First, some of the backstory: PLM was way ahead of its time, recognizing the power of peer-to-peer connections and the importance of data as currency long before many others in health care figured that out. A 2018 national survey found that 39% of U.S. It is impossible to paint them with a one-color brush. Probably not so great.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

According to the hospital’s most recent employee engagement survey, the hospital’s overall employee engagement score was 89 percent and its employee retention rate is 92.6 Beaumont surveys its employees consistently and has several channels for employees to share their opinions on the workplace.