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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Evans, chief officer in the VA's Office Of Connected Care, will speak about some lessons learned as the department, a longtime health IT leader, works to make more progress with its connected care initiatives. million veterans interacting with the site, including their personal health data, every month. " Neil C.

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

By June more than 500 hospitals were connected to the Health Records app representing 50 health systems. This summer, Apple opened Health Records API to health IT innovators to enable them to create apps that utilize the data. But how easy will it actually be? Source : [link]

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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

Patient portals and personal health records (PHRs) have both received considerable praise for their role in increasing patient engagement. However, distinguishing between the two forms of health IT tools can often be difficult, due to nebulous definitions and overlapping features. This problem can also occur with patient portals.