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Let’s Save the Date and Make Patient Engagement Official in 2022

Society for Participatory Medicine

Healthcare stakeholders such as health systems, pharmaceutical companies, biotech and life sciences firms, and insurance companies serve patients as end users. However, we are still missing the mark with patient involvement to make durable healthcare change towards a culture of patient centricity.

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The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S. – A Week-Long Brainstorm, Day 2 of 5 – Amazon and One Medical

Health Populi

According to the team’s analysis, Amazon is not yet active in AR/VR, med-tech/biotech, or insurance (but see more on that below via Mike McSherry’s observations). This gives you a sense of Amazon’s current profile in the health/care ecosystem across many areas serving both providers and consumers.

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Building a Framework for Authentic Patient Centricity

Society for Participatory Medicine

As a leader in patient advocacy, I am often asked to speak on the topic of patient centricity and patient advocacy from the biotech/pharma perspective. What do we mean by patient centricity or when we say that patients are at the center of what we do or patients are our guiding star?

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Bonus Features – November 20, 2022 – 90% of healthcare buyers prioritize virtual care but want a clear roadmap, wearable data helped predict COVID-19 infections 12 days before the CDC, and more

Healthcare IT Today

ONC published a blog post highlighting how to meet the 2015 Edition Cures Update requirements for ONC certification. Spatial released Spatial Space Kit and announced WellStar Hospitals as a customer using immersive sound to help patients and clinical staff relieve stress. Specifically, certified health IT developers have a Dec.

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Will Technology Cure Americans’ Health Care System Ills? Considering Google and Ascension Health’s Data Deal

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: When PatientsLikeMe was acquired by UnitedHealthcare earlier this year, my friends-in-health-tech Susannah Fox, Lisa Suennen and I wrote a response to the acquisition and situation on each of our blogs, and on Medium. Was this due to the growing experience and reporting of surprise medical bills?

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A Matter of Trust, Perception, Risk, and Uncertainty – The Big Issues Raised by the Acquisition of PatientsLikeMe and Other Patient Data Transactions

Health Populi

Get a cup of coffee and sit back, because this is a long one – not the usual short and sweet entry that each of us endeavors to craft on our respective blogs. When this occurred, it didn’t cause more than a ripple of interest outside biotech. Jane writes the Health Populi blog. Jane Sarasohn-Kahn Bio and her Blog, Health Populi.