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Ask and Tell: Family Caregiving as a Social Determinant of Health

Healthcare IT Today

2012 May;60(5):1000. It’s become clear that being a caregiver is a social determinant of health (SDoH): a non-medical condition that influences health outcomes. Health technology companies: Build caregiver proxy access into your app or platform. Greater risk of dementia when spouse has dementia? J Am Geriatr Soc.

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

mHealth Insight

Back in 2008 at 3GDoctor we started offering the ability for Patients to use their mobiles to provide their own history to Doctors prior to a documented video consult: [link]. Higher-risk mobile health technologies are considered medical devices under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. “Digital Therapeutics and Diagnostics.