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The new Digital Health model : Disruption, Engagement, Integration and Trust

Lloyd Price

For example, in Singapore, the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) system was rolled out in 2011. For best outcomes, other healthcare innovations such as telemedicine, mHealth applications and e-prescriptions will be built around the digitised health information.

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I will no longer say “turning the corner” when it comes to telemedicine

LinkousThink

For example, Epocrates, an online and mhealth drug interaction application is used by 1.3 physicians and reported a first quarter profit for 2011 of $3.7 million health professionals including 45% of U.S. Medical systems are integrating remote health care into the normal delivery of care.

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Review of Mobile Devices and Health by Ida Sim in the NEJM

mHealth Insight

who is a Primary Care Physician, Professor at UCSF & coFounder at Open mHealth (follow her on Twitter @IdaSim ). mHealth Insights. 40 In one survey, more than half of users of activity trackers stopped using their device, and a third did so in the first 6 months. Authored by Ida Sim, M.D., More than 40% of U.S.