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A Vote for Telehealth is a Vote for American Patients’ and Doctors’ Well-Being

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Those pens would do two things to modernize American health care for both patients and doctors: first, Congress would pass the CONNECT for Health Act (HR 4189. S 2016) and second, re-introduce and sign the Telehealth Modernization Act. Plainly put, we have 20 th Century laws governing 21 st century health care delivery.

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The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S. – A Week-Long Brainstorm, Day 1 of 5

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The next chapter in HealthConsuming is called “Digital Health – Wearable, Shareable, Virtual.” ” In this section, I asked, “What if digital health tools could scale needed health care services and reach the people who need them?” healthcare system.

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Heart-Love – Omron’s Holy Grail of Blood Pressure Tracking on the Wrist

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Omron has been one of the few consumer-facing digital health companies that has taken the long-view and done the work to file for FDA clearance for a medical-grade technology that mainstream consumers can use. After mental health and diabetes, heart apps rank as the third largest categories for medical apps on the market in 2017.

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Loneliness, Public Policy and AI – Lessons From the UK For the US

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As part of the long-term plan for the NHS, funding will be provided to connect patients to a variety of activities, such as cookery classes, walking clubs and art groups, reducing demand on the NHS and improving patients’ quality of life.” He studies digital health passionately, personally, viscerally.

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Loneliness Is A Health Risk, Especially Among Older People

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Health Populi’s Hot Points: Chronic loneliness is associated with memory loss, physical deterioration, eroding mental health, and lower life expectancy, the U-M point out. Loneliness is also part of an un-virtuous cycle that can magnify these health risks. How to mitigate loneliness, especially among older people?

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Mend Celebrates 10 Millionth Virtual Care Appointment

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Launched in 2016, the Mend platform has provided healthcare organizations with technology that enables the delivery of patient-centric care across many specialties including mental health. ” G2 and Digital both awarded Mend in their respective “Best Patient Engagement Platforms” in 2022.

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FemTech is Hot, and Fitbit Knows It

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But not when it comes to digital health…at least until 2018, as Fitbit has announced a woman-focused smartwatch called the Versa which is expected to hit the market in April 2018. Girls Rule the World, Beyoncé has told us. Tori Burch designed jewelry that fit a Fitbit tracker (shown in the third picture).