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Drug-Free Weight Loss: Managing Obesity Through Telehealth

Health Recovery Solutions

According to 2017–2018 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), more than two in five adults (42.4%) in the United States are obese—and these numbers have almost certainly increased since then.  Obesity is a global epidemic, affecting not only wealthy nations but countries of all economic levels.

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Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Here is a regularly updated list of deep-dive case studies showing how providers of all shapes and sizes are making their tech spend work for them. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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The influence of AI-powered chatbots on urolithiasis treatment

Digital Health Global

The study on patients in treatment for urolithiasis In a study recently published in the Journal of Digital Health , Seong Hwan Kim and other authors analyzed a case study involving patients undergoing treatment for urolithiasis , a condition characterized by the formation of stones in the urinary tract.

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HIMSS publishes its first-ever report on Connected Health maturity in APAC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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The Digital Health Consumer According to Rock Health

Health Populi

Looking for health information online is just part of being a normal, mainstream health consumer, according to the third Rock Health Digital Health Consumer Adoption Survey published this week. These findings are based on Rock Health’s survey of some 4,000 U.S. Check out Estonia and Switzerland for case studies on that.

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Telehealth Update from the AMA – Setting the Context for ATA 2022

Health Populi

Among those doctors who were not providing telehealth by late 2021, just over one half never did so during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the 2021 Telehealth Survey Report from the AMA. Four in five U.S. physicians were using telehealth to care for patients at the end of 2021. Follow the meeting on Twitter at #ATA2022.

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Telemedicine Follow-Up Care Helps Reduce No-Show Rates

American Well

A case study on Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, found that telemedicine follow-up care reduced no-show follow-up visit rates by 50%. For more information on how telehealth improved follow-up telepsychiatry care, read the full case study here. Telemedicine Follow-up Care for Psychiatry.