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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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Five Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from June 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Who would have thought that telehealth definitions would include phone calls and Facetime ? So we know that ‘remote care’ and ‘caring’ in its various forms, including telehealth , seem to be heating up as a priority , whether for senior living organizations , families, healthcare provider organizations. Read more.

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

Health Populi

The pandemic has seen many health consumers’ growing adoption of remote health tracking (say, blood glucose or blood pressure devices), smartwatches coupled with health apps, connected fitness, and sleep — now seen by mainstream consumers as a key ingredient to overall health and wellbeing.

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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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Fresenius Connected Health: Improving Patient Care Through New Technology

Lloyd Price

Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) is adopting and supporting new Connected Health technologies that empower patients to monitor, collect, and share health and treatment data with their physicians and care providers. Telemed J E Health 2016 May;22(5):395-9. Source : [link]

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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.