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A Tale of Two Americas as Told by the 2019 OECD Report on Health

Health Populi

That’s what came to my mind when reading the latest global health report from the OECD, Health at a Glance 2019 , which compares the United States to other nations’ health care outcomes, risk factors, access metrics, and spending. Our OECD peers generally invest more in primary care access than America does.

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Prelude to Health 2.0 2019: Thinking Consumers At the Center of Digital Health Transformation

Health Populi

Remote monitoring, the Internet of Things (both medical and via a smart home), wearables, and telehealth/virtual care channels will enable that care, anywhere, in this AHA/EY vision. This week, Health 2.0 2019 will feature examples of all of these technologies and services. The post Prelude to Health 2.0

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

The proportion of people tracking at least one health metric digitally was 38% in 2018 and grew to over one-half, 54%, in 2020. This and other studies have tracked consumers’ growing use of digital tech and wearables during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 10% point growth from 2019 to 2020 is notable. adults polled.

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AI: Patients Included

Health Populi

To address inclusive AI and help deal with the algorithmic under-served challenge, TRAIN is also collaborating with OCHIN , which partners with community health centers and supports the largest collection of community health data in the U.S.;

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Investors are pouring billions of dollars into Smart Home HealthTech in 2019

Lloyd Price

Patient empowerment tools received the most funding of any function in 2018, according to a recent StartUp Health report. The bulk of these tools focus on helping patients navigate the health system, telehealth and patient engagement. The top-funded specialty within this function was primary care at $591.8

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How Will IoT and AI Transform the Patient-Doctor Relationship?

Healthcare IT Today

Coupled with primary care physicians spending a little more than 15 minutes with their patients, there isn’t enough time to discuss concerns or take a deep look at any test results. We typically only discuss our health at an annual doctor visit.

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Health Disparities and the Risks of Social Determinants for COVID-19 – 14 Months of Evidence

Health Populi

Analyzing county-level data for 3,142 U.S. counties revealed that most of observed racial disparities for COVID-19 deaths persisted after controlling for overall 2019 mortality rates and COVID-19 cases per 100,000. suggested social determinants were at play in the disparate outcomes for people of color.