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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015. Increasing healthcare consolidation of hospitals has exacerbated the problem of lack of interoperability. EHRs were designed as documentation centers for billing and regulatory purposes.

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#WWBR Week of July 27, 2015

Chilmark Research

“Alzheimer’s is poised to seriously strain the Medicare (and Medicaid) budgets especially starting in the later 2020s as more and more Boomers enter into their 70s and 80s since the risk of Alzheimer’s notably begins to increase after age 70. As Medicare and Medicaid Turn 50, Use of Private Health Plans Surges.

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