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Physician adoption of digital health tools is accelerating, AMA research shows

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The purpose of the survey, which measured across all ages and specialties, according to AMA, was to investigate physicians' motivations and requirements for onboarding digital health technologies and integrating them into their medical practices. The average number of digital health tools in use by a physician grew from 2.2

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AMA sees surge in health IT adoption, 'rise of the digital-native physician'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Physicians' use and appreciation of information technology and digital health tools has seen a big uptick over the past five years, according to a new survey from the American Medical Association. The new AMA Digital Health Research sees attitudes and expectations changing among the physicians it surveyed.

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New AMA blueprint seeks to tap the full potential of digital health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Thus, each group of shareholders – physicians, health plans, employers, policymakers, health tech companies and venture capital/equity funders – has its part to play. A three-time survey of 1,300 physicians conducted from 2016-2022 that AMA released in September showed that the adoption of digital tools is accelerating.

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Health tech company Emme launches birth control tracking smart case and app

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"I really saw this as a problem that can be solved with modern technology," Amanda French, cofounder and CEO of the health technology vendor Emme, told Healthcare IT News. The company says it will at some point enable direct connections with doctors via telehealth. Twitter: @kjercich.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

In addition to offering a generous employee benefits package, the hospital collaborated with the Massachusetts Nursing Association — its RNs’ collective bargaining arm — to offer employees up to $2,000 in incentives for maintaining their health. Boston Business Journal named the hospital a Best Place to Work in 2012, 2014 and 2016.