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Five Digital Health Imperatives for Patient Safety

The Digital Health Corner

In fact, low health literacy is related to higher mortality rates. In a post I wrote here in 2012, I discussed some of the implications of low health literacy. RFID and other advanced digital technologies have been developed to help in this regard. Improving the electronic medical record (EHR).

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5 Digital Health Predictions for 2018 by Lloyd Price

Lloyd Price

2018 Digital Health Prediction 2: Voice technology will be the first step to personalising pharma. By the end of the year we will see the use of Virtual Assistants by patients to help interact with their health data and "transact" via voice technology to order repeat prescriptions, pain management and medication requests.

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Healthcare Consolidation: Opportunities for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

In his testimony on healthcare market’s consolidation effects on quality, cost and access, Paul Ginsberg, Director of Public Policy at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics cites some key drivers of consolidation. There are many considerations when EHRs collide. Other non-clinical considerations.

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Parkview Health gets 70% of patients onto Epic portal, home of its telehealth programs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Parkview Health System, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has incorporated its telemedicine programs into a larger digital health strategy aimed at meeting patients wherever they have a need for care. " Parkview Health made strategic moves in 2012 to implement and integrate Epic as its EHR for all hospitals and providers.

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3 Ways Consumers are Putting the Pressure on Health Plans

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Mike Pattwell, Principal Business Advisor, Value Based Care at Edifecs Consumers are at the heart of healthcare — their fears are forcing healthcare innovators to shift priorities to deliver consumer-centric digital health offerings. This is true today, tomorrow, and far into the future.

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How RPM & PERS Offer More Data-Driven Insight to Healthcare Organizations

Clear Arch Health

When seeking a good partner, consider the following attributes: Experience building programs that fit in a digital health strategy. EHR integration with your RPM Program. One of the most powerful ways to ensure that the knowledge gained from patient RPM data is used by all their providers is with EHR integration.

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Australia Struggles with Rollout of National Electronic Health Record System as 900,000 Citizens opt out

Lloyd Price

900,000 Australians have opted out of the nation’s new digital electronic health record system due to privacy and security concerns plaguing the My Health Record database Countries around the world continue to attempt creating a single national electronic health record (EHR) system.

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