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The Future of Healthcare: Telehealth. Here’s Why You Need to Consider Telemedicine in 2019

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Telehealth and Telemedicine Definition. We often hear telehealth and telemedicine used interchangeably, so let’s set the record straight – telehealth is the umbrella term that refers to medical services that healthcare practitioners provide to patients from a distance. Telehealth in 2019.

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Asynchronous video telemedicine helps TB patients, saves costs in Guam

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The Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services has to cope with a very serious tuberculosis problem. Guam has an extremely high rate of TB: In 2017, the case rate of TB in Guam was 50.2 THE PROBLEM. per 100,000 residents, compared to the mainland U.S. per 100,000 residents. Guam also has a huge number of non-U.S.-born

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

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Mental health via virtual platforms has sustained significant use since the waning of the public health crisis. But pent-up demand remains for mental health services which could be made further accessible. deaths due to accidents, accidental overdoses, and suicide in 2017. It is a critical time for the U.S.

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Why #CES2022 Will Be Keynoted By A Health Care Innovator for the First Time

Health Populi

This is an actual intersection of the Internet of Things for Health — a new riff on mobile health/care, literally! As cars grow more connected via Bluetooth like our TVs, autos morph into a third space for health, which I’ve considered here in Health Populi and in some of my futures work with clients.

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Health Privacy and Our Ambivalent Tech-Embrace – Lessons for Digital Health Innovators

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At the same time, 2 in 3 people were also concerned aobut the privacy of their health information on apps. And there’s the ambivalence of “concerned embrace” of digital health. The phrase “concerned embrace” was coined in a 2017 Deloitte consumer study on mobile technology trends.

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Brazil’s HealthTech sector is new hot spot

Lloyd Price

A $50 million investment in Dr. Consulta, a network of brick-and-mortar clinics in Brazil offering top-quality healthcare at an affordable price, was among the top venture capital deals for 2017. Others offering similar clinical services on demand in Brazil today include Clínica Sim, Dr. Sem Filas, Docway and GlobalMed.

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What HealthyThinker Is Thinking About Health at CES 2020

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This is significant for medical care, addressing the public health challenge of AFib, atrial fibrillation, which is a risk factor for increased risk of stroke and heart failure. Your car as a third space for health. True to my Detroit birth-roots, I’ve been following connected cars for health and well-being for several years.