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The Year 2014 in Review

eHealth

2014 was my first full year with HIMSS in consumer health and full of opportunity. It was as massive as I heard, full of large screen TVs, many curved screens, drones, health trackers, etc. In June, I had the opportunity to speak at the Northern Ohio HIMSS conference on the Value of Patient Engagement.

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The Pace of Tech-Adoption Grows Among Older Americans, AARP Finds – But Privacy Concerns May Limit Adoption

Health Populi

Smartphone adoption among older people grew by 50% since 2014, rising from 48% adoption among people 50+ to 79%. About four in 10 people 50+ are interested in “purchasing” (the word used in the AARP survey) several digital health innovations: Communicating with a health care provider that you’ve taken a medication as prescribed.

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Mary Meeker on Healthcare in 2018: Connectivity, Consumerization, and Costs

Health Populi

I’ve mined Meeker’s report for several years here on Health Populi: 2017 – Digital healthcare at the inflection point, via Mary Meeker. 2015 – Musings with Mary Meeker on the digital/health nexus. 2014 – Healthcare at an inflection point: digital trends via Mary Meeker.

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Rob Shaw, former deputy CEO of NHS Digital joins Zesty as advisor

Lloyd Price

They are a fast growing digital health company delivering real benefits to NHS Trusts with a reputation for product excellence and strong technical delivery. He was awarded the CBE for his services to Health and Social Care in 2018. Rob Shaw said “I’m delighted to join Zesty.

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Let’s Save the Date and Make Patient Engagement Official in 2022

Society for Participatory Medicine

However, we are still missing the mark with patient involvement to make durable healthcare change towards a culture of patient centricity. On the positive side, COVID-19 gave rise to an already more educated patient, due mostly to the power of the Internet. Connect with her at [link].

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How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

Health Populi

Contrast those statistics with the fact that fewer than 2% of Americans are treated at any given health system. Scale matters in building services, competitive pricing, and digital health-tech infrastructures. Walmart) to do so, as well.

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Healthcare Fragmentation Isn’t So Bad, If It Comes with Better Outcomes

Healthcare IT Today

AI can analyze data from thousands of heart disease patients across a population to identify patterns of treatment response, getting us closer to optimizing personalized treatments. billion in 2014. He was recently named to Business Insiders 30 Under 40 Changing the Healthcare Industry in 2022.