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Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

News In a blog post, ONC highlighted trends in patient access to electronic health information. Though this is a significant increase from 2012, numbers haven’t budged much since 2015. Although 94% of consumers know oral health impacts physical health, 81% are hesitant to seek dental care , according to a survey from VideaHealth.

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The Measurement of Healthcare Quality

Mobile Health Matters

One key indicator of this trend: the 2018 Healthcare Financial Management survey confirmed that hospital construction remained relatively flat similar to 2017, with a slight increase in renovations and infrastructure.

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5 Digital Health Predictions for 2018 by Lloyd Price

Lloyd Price

Their solution enables patients to use the power of voice to complete interactive surveys, verify completion of care tasks and report health concerns while clinical trials investigators and coordinators can use built-in analytics to track user engagement and respond to user input. Europe, ITV & various Startups.

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Healthcare Consolidation: Opportunities for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

It is interesting to note that a 2012 report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on this topic concluded that hospital consolidation increases healthcare costs and that physician-hospital consolidation has neither improved quality of care or reduced costs.

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

mHealth Insight

Mobile health — the application of sensors, mobile apps, social media, and location-tracking technology to obtain data pertinent to wellness and disease diagnosis, prevention, and management — makes it theoretically possible to monitor and intervene whenever and wherever acute and chronic medical conditions occur.