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Designing Digital Health for Public Health Preparedness and Equity: the Consumer Tech Association Doubles Down

Health Populi

The PHTI notes many benefits from using digital health, organized in this second chart captured from the report: For patients, the ability to self-care at home, more timely and convenient access to services (both primary and specialty care), improving medication management, and enhancing the healthcare experience (when well-designed).

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IT preparedness is key to managing outbreak of COVID-19, says CIO of SNUBH

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The system was fully integrated into BESTCare and monitors all inpatient test results and vital signs 24/7 since 2013. SNUBH launched a home grown personal health record application named Health4U since 2013. Health4U communicates bi-directionally with BESTCare using Health Level 7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR).

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Primary Care In February, Apple launched a new subsidiary company tasked with providing healthcare clinics to Apple employees: AC Wellness. Between 2013 and 2017 Microsoft filed 73 patents related to healthcare, most of which focused on developing AI and patient monitoring capabilities.

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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

However, the company failed to spark consumer interest, and eventually shut down the product on January 1, 2013. PHRS, PATIENT PORTALS, AND INTEROPERABILITY HURDLES Standalone and tethered PHRs offer several of the same patient engagement benefits, and they also suffer from several of the same disadvantages.