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News from the Consumer Technology Association and Withings Further Demonstrates Private Sector’s Role in the Pandemic and Public Health

Health Populi

This week, announcements from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Withings further bolster the case for the private sector bolstering public health in this pandemic…and future ones to come beyond the Age of the Coronavirus. On 27th July, CTA announced the Association’s launch of the Public Health Tech Initiative.

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A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds

Health Populi

About 1 in 2 patients now receive treatment at home instead of going to a provider’s office, using virtual tools like video conference calls (“Zoom-ing” for medical care), online chat, and mobile health apps downloaded on smartphones. 45% in pharmaceutical companies, and 44% in large retail pharmacy chains.

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How Virtual Care Will Play Out in 2022 – a Look Post-CES and JPM

Health Populi

Two big conferences that kicked off 2022, CES and JPMorgan, provide some of these points to consider. The company’s mission and public health mantra is “Going for Zero” heart attacks and strokes. VitalSight program for remote health monitoring along with growing telehealth services in the U.K.

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Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

Health Populi

This drove health consumers to virtual care platforms in the first months of the public health crisis — including lots of older people who had never used telemedicine or even a mobile health app.

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Bringing Telehealth to the Rehabilitation Industry

Advanced Medical Reviews

Though it’s already being deployed by health systems and physician practices, telehealth is becoming more prevalent in rehabilitation services, including the areas of physical, occupational and speech therapy. Remote patient monitoring (RPM): involves the remote monitoring of patients’ health and medical data over secure electronic means.

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Join us at “Transforming Community Pharmacies in to High Street Clinics”

mHealth Insight

Transforming Community Pharmacies into High Street Clinics is a conference organised by NELLPC and will be held from 9-5pm on Thursday the 15th November 2018 at The Old Town Hall, 29 Broadway, Stratford, London, E15 4BQ. Mobile Health: enabler of empowered patients David Doherty, Co-founder and Director, 3G Doctor.

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COVID-19 Accelerated Digital Health Investments…But It Helps to Be Bigger, Mature and Scaling

Health Populi

and intriguingly, “Health care professionals seem most excited about adopting consumer technologies that we already use.” As more healthcare (beyond wellness and fitness) moves to peoples’ homes, houses morph into health hubs.