Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In an age when nearly everyone is digitally connected in some way – even many senior citizens, who are often characterized as technophobic – it only makes sense that the healthcare industry is seeing a lot of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

But trust is a precursor to health engagement, so trust can be a barrier to patients and providers working together to improve healthcare. In addition to the EHR/screen-time challenge, there’s also a data/health information concern: patients expect health providers to be good data stewards, protecting personal health information.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

But the consumer pressures, along with evidence-based self-service options for health – both for “care” and for wellness, fitness and prevention – bring us to this inflection point for virtual health. The design challenges, which are suggested in the third experience chart, are evident.

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