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IoT and The Rise of the Machines in Healthcare

Health Populi

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health care sector was profoundly affected by cyber-attacks on connected devices, we learn in the report, Rise of the Machines 2021: State of Connected Devices – IT, IoT, IoMT and OT from Ordr.

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Addressing Health Equity Must Include Digital Equity Beyond Access To Medical Services and Insurance

Health Populi

The 21st Century Cures Act emphasizes patients’ control of personal health information. ONC rules issues in March 2020 called for more patient-facing health tools and apps to bolster health consumer engagement and empowerment. But the emergence of the coronavirus in the U.S.

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Designing Digital Health for Public Health Preparedness and Equity: the Consumer Tech Association Doubles Down

Health Populi

Health plans. Volunteer organizations, along with other data-creating entities for public health. during the first quarter of 2020, digital health rose to the occasion: namely telehealth, remote and virtual care mounted by health care providers across the nation within days of the WHO calling the virus a global pandemic.

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Aiming for Health Equity

Healthcare IT Today

There is a clear increasing demand, particularly by younger people, to have regular access to their health data, and consequently inform and empower care decisions. It is estimated 86.3% of the global population owns a smartphone, equivalent to 6.9 billion users, and expected to increase to 7.3 billion in 2025.

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What the Pew Data on Americans’ Views on Technology Means for Healthcare

Health Populi

Consumers have begun to get a taste of what this might mean for the privacy and security of that data, first through financial services and retail store data breaches, and in the past several years, cyber-security risks of health data. Trust underpins health engagement.

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