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Fresenius Connected Health: Improving Patient Care Through New Technology

Lloyd Price

Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) is adopting and supporting new Connected Health technologies that empower patients to monitor, collect, and share health and treatment data with their physicians and care providers. Connected Health and new technologies in health care don’t come without concerns and risks.

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The COVID-19 Era Has Grown Health Consumer Demand for Virtual Care

Health Populi

One in four people would consider online options as their first-line to evaluating personal health issues — a kind of “digital step therapy,” if you will. UHC’s research has revealed the bullish demand side among consumers seeking greater convenience, control, empowerment, and access for health care services.

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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2020

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Ongoing interoperability challenges as testing sites, labs, providers, payers and public health agencies tried to manage fast-moving waves of new patient data. Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation. Comparing 11 top telehealth platforms: Company execs tout quality, safety, EHR integrations.

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Ten Forces Shaping Health Care in 2021: A View from CVS Health

Health Populi

The company published the Health Trends Report 2021 today, calling out ten forces shaping health care this year. The EHR Hits Its Stride. The Mental Health Shadow of COVID-19. Data makes health care smarter in 2021, especially for chronic conditions. Those themes are, The Year of the Pharmacist.

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Weekly Roundup – May 20, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

The companies are integrating third-party data with patient self-reported data and public health data to help providers understand what kind of interventions will work best for certain patients. Read more… Hearing From Our Health IT Friend on Capitol Hill. Read more… Why Greenway Is Emphasizing EHR Optimization.

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Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

Health Populi

More younger people would be interested in downloading personal health records compared with older people. Still, over 50% of consumers ages 56 to 74 would like to download their EHR data. ” The coronavirus pandemic has shown U.S. Trust is in short supply in the U.S. Part of re-building U.S.

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IoT and The Rise of the Machines in Healthcare

Health Populi

During the pandemic, health care providers needed to deal with the security of devices rapidly procured and deployed within institutions and also outside the walls of providers, such as in field hospitals meeting the surge of coronavirus patients. 32% of medical imaging devices were running on unsupported operating systems, and.