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

Health Populi

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. Why this call-to-action on the 118 th U.S. Congress to address telehealth right now?

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Stanford’s ClickWell: Virtual Model for Primary Care

Consumer eHealth Engagement

In January 2015, Stanford Medicine launched ClickWell Care, a new type of Primary Care clinic which leverages technology to allow patients to virtually connect with their own Stanford primary care clinicians and wellness coaches via video or phone visits. “Initially we created this virtual model for our ACO.

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The Heart of Health at CES 2020 – Evidence & Innovation Bridge Consumers and Doctors

Health Populi

In Valencell’s recent survey of consumer wearable preferences , 55% of people said they’d like to monitor blood pressure, up from 46% in 2016 as shown in this bar chart from the study. One in two people would like to monitor stress and heart health, and 33% would like to monitor blood glucose levels.

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

Health Populi

In 2016 at CES, I spoke with Ranndy about the company’s project #GoingforZero, a public health education campaign aiming for “zero” incidence of stroke. Cardiac health has a growing evidence base for digital health tech, IQVIA pointed out in their recent study on The Growing Value of Digital Health.

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More accolades for Topol as ‘connected health’ gains

Meaningful HIT News

Yes, it was Topol who dropped his stethoscope in the trash on stage at TEDMED 2009 and suggested that the handheld ultrasound should become the standard of care by the time the 200th anniversary of the stethoscope rolled around in 2016. A new one will still set you back $7,900.

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The 2020 Social Determinants of Health: Connectivity, Art, Air and Love

Health Populi

For several years, I’ve called out telecom connections as a social determinant: for example, in this Huffington Post column written in July 2016, I asserted that broadband is a social determinant of health. One on which I focus in my book is connectivity.