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The Digital Consumer, Increasingly Connected to Health Devices; Parks Associates Kicking Off #CES2021

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But the coronavirus era also saw broadband households spending more on connecting health devices, with 42% of U.S. consumers owning digital health tech compared with 33% in 2015, according to research discussed in Supporting Today’s Connected Consumer from Parks Associates. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic drove U.S.

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Workforce Shortages and Health Care Cost Pressures Inspire RSNA 2023 (and yes, AI’s in the mix, too)

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With the over-arching theme of “leading through change,” this year’s RSNA sessions are, of course, featuring innovations in radiology. But there’s also =growing attention to health equity, environmental sustainability , and no surprise, generative AI (Gen AI).

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The Heart Health Continuum at #CES2023 – From Prevention and Monitoring to Healthy Eating and Sleep

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The track covers all aspects of aging well, from financial health to entertainment, mental acuity and of course, physical health. AARP is in fact a very visible stakeholder in the 2023 CES, collaborating on the AgeTech content track at the tech conference.

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Jasper, Scaling a Human Touch for People Dealing with Cancer, Now With Walgreens

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Thus, on the “family” front, Jasper’s community of cancer patients has organically grown through connections with over 40 non-profit partners , such as Gilda’s Club in Kansas City, Imerman Angels of Chicago, The Rapunzel Project, Off Scrip Media, among dozens of other amazing organizations.

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Providence pivots digital consumer tools for COVID-19 response

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It examined some of tools and strategies that stand to gain ground in the months ahead as health systems build on lessons learned during the coronavirus crisis. Among the connected health trends on researchers' radar, of course: "accelerated deployment of telehealth/virtual visits, chatbot assessments, and remote health monitoring."

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

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Well-known for its direct-to-consumer connected health devices in the forms of weight scales and fitness watches, Withings announced focused on sleep and heart health in its CES 2020 launches.

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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2020

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

But through it all, the resilience, persistence and innovation have been remarkable as health systems continue the digital transformations they'd embarked on in the "beforetimes" – and redoubled their efforts to accelerate them in earnest in response to this public health emergency.