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How Hims & Hers built a business entirely centered on telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

One of the big keys to the company's success has been telehealth. Melissa Baird, COO at Hims & Hers, leads a team of engineers that designed a telehealth experience that engages and connects patient care across its service lines, especially for stigmatized conditions. You are responsible for engineering at the company.

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Trust In Data Stewardship Is Healthcare Providers’ To Lose

Health Populi

Trust is a precursor to health engagement, I learned way back in 2008 when I collaborated with Edelman on the first Health Engagement Barometer in 2008. This chart illustrated data from that survey, showing that trust, authenticity and satisfaction were the top three drivers among consumers looking to engage for health.

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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

Health Populi

In Declining Use of Primary Care Among Commercially Insured Adults in the United States, 2008-2016 , the researchers analyzed data from a national sample of adult health plan members between 18 and 64 years of age and saw that visits to PCPS fell by 24.2%, from 169.5 visits per 100 member-years.

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Smartphone Addiction: How Use of Mobile Phones Can Lead to Psychopathology and Phone Addiction Issues

Telebehavioral Health Institute

2008; Chóliz 2010). What is Telehealth? Concerns about phone addiction began appearing early in the literature (Billieux et al. Other concerns involving dangerous consequences were phone use while driving (Bianchi and Phillips 2005 ; White et al. 2004 ), and using phones in forbidden areas (Nickerson et al. Register.

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

Here’s the essential telehealth terminology that will put you ahead of the curve. This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. Get to know these, and you should be able to follow along with most telehealth industry conversations or lectures no problem.

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Ryan Haight Act Telemedicine: AHA Calls on DEA to Release Special Registration Now

Telebehavioral Health Institute

The Ryan Haight Act, passed in 2008, aims to prevent the abuse and misuse of controlled substances, including prescription drugs, through the Internet. Basic Telehealth Legal Issues: Rules, Regulations & Risk Management. Bring your telehealth practice into legal compliance.

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

As we observed in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008, more DIY care came to people’s self-care at home. Through 2023, we’ll see more technology-enabled care delivery to the home, in community-based brick-and-mortar retailers and clinical spaces, and virtually via telehealth for body, mind, and spiritual health and well-being.