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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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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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Managing the Risks of Fast-Growing Digital Health

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Investments in the digital health sector have fast-grown in the past decade, reaching $14bn in 2020 based on Rock Health’s latest read on the market. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the field across many industry segments. Three in five said their growth was due to COVID-19. How to deal?

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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

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“Most Americans clearly recognize the potential benefits that improved health IT can offer, and they want this transformation of the health care system to continue,” the Pew Charitable Trusts research concludes in Most Americans Want to Share and Access More Digital Health Data. As with other aspects of U.S.

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Connected Health Initiative asks Senate to pass Telehealth Modernization Act

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The Connected Health Initiative on Monday published an open letter to Sen. expressing support for the Telehealth Modernization Act and stressing the urgency of safeguarding access to virtual care before the public health emergency is set to expire. Department of Health and Human Services to expand telehealth in Medicare.

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Trust-Busted: The Decline of Trust in Technology and What It Means for Health

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Trust in the technology industry has crashed to an all-time low based on the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. ” The first chart shows the one-year trend on trust across industries through U.S. Most industries lost citizens’ trust between 2020 and 2021, most notably, Technology, dropping the greatest margin at 9 points.

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

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“Compare digital health to airlines, cruise lines, and other industries” and the sector looks quite privileged, opined Matthew Holt in a discussion on a study diving deeply into the State of Digital Health , conducted by Catalyst @ Health 2.0 and sponsored by WIPFLI.

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Ten In Ten: Manatt’s Healthcare Priorities to 2031

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Their ten must-do’s for bending the cost curve while driving constructive change for a better health care system are to: Ensure access. Achieve health equity. Stability the safety net and rebuild public health. Address social determinants of health. Accelerate digital health.