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HIMSS 2019: The Mainstreaming of Health IT, from Jim Cramer to Opioid Risk Scores

Health Populi

On January 10, 2019, Jim Cramer of CNBC’s Mad Money recommended that Apple buy Epic, a market leader in EHRs. At that moment in the Twitterverse, it occurred to me that health IT as a consumer-facing industry was beginning to mainstream in America. They are not even in the same universe” among people dissing the idea in short-hand.

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

2019: Year in Review It's been an eventful year for health IT. As we look back on 2019, it's worth remembering how far the industry has traveled to get here. -- Mike Miliard, Editor. by Healthcare IT News November 22, 2019. by November 18, 2019. by September 30, 2019. by September 01, 2019.

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The Most Important Trends For Health in Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Report Aren’t About Health Care

Health Populi

The health care section of Mary Meeker’s 334-page annual report, Internet Trends 2019 , comprises 24 of those pages (270 through 293). For health care, the application of FHIR standards helps mobilize data for better health, turbocharging this trend.

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Patient Innovator Track at #FHIR DevDays

Health Intersections

This track shows that patients are the ultimate beneficiaries of FHIR. The Patient Innovator Track provides a stage to patients who have taking control of their health by using the data of their disease and their treatment, or app developers who enabled patients to do so. Your app or device does not need to be FHIR-enabled (yet).

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Consumers’ and Physicians’ Growing Embrace of Digital Health via PwC

Health Populi

We’ve reached an inflection point on the demand side among consumers for digital health options, PwC suggests in their report on the New Health Economy coming of age. The report outlines health/care industry issues for 2019, with a strong focus on digital health.

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Trust In Data Stewardship Is Healthcare Providers’ To Lose

Health Populi

This chart illustrated data from that survey, showing that trust, authenticity and satisfaction were the top three drivers among consumers looking to engage for health. The cloud and FHIR standards are fostering a new era of interoperability in health care.

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Parker Health Secures $25 Million in Series A Funding to Transform American Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

This funding empowers Parker Health to further its position as the industry’s most compliant and competitive solution helping expand our medical technology and services and to employ global teams. Parker Health has raised $26.3 million to date.

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