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Consumers Intend to Invest in Technology — With Budget and Value in Mind

Health Populi

Consumers continued to invest in and use several technologies that supported self-care at home in 2021, with plans to purchase connected health devices, sports and fitness equipment in the next year. TV penetration dropped to a new low of 89% with younger people employing other platforms for video viewing. 24% of U.S.

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The CES 2022 Tech Trends to Watch Have Everything To Do With Health/Care

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As a connected health device, Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 3, and. Withings’ FDA-cleared smartwatch as a health/care wearable technology. adults that attended a video meeting did so for medical-related purposes — such as virtual health care, telemedicine, remote monitoring consultation.

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Health Is Everywhere at #CES2021 – CTA’s CES 2021 Tech Trends to Watch

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Spending on connected health monitoring devices in the U.S. will reach $845 million based on the forecast of the Consumer Technology Association, convening the annual 2021 CES this week in a virtual format. the CTA forecast saw a 73% increase in connected health device spending in 2020, and expects 34% growth in 2021.

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Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

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The first graphic shown here illustrates the authors’ view on the digital evolution of HaH from delivery of care (migrating from in-person to fully virtual), telecomms (from telephone to embedded HIPAA-compliant video conferencing), and remote monitoring, moving from patient-reported data of vital signs to wearable sensors.

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“Talk to me, Teladoc”

Health Populi

will now be able to connect with a Teladoc care provider 24/7 from supported Echo devices for general medical needs. Teladoc on Alexa will initially launch via audio with video visits coming soon.” The cost will range from $0/”free covered by health insurance or $75 cash out-of-pocket for people lacking insurance.

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Dr. Roboto? Stanford Medicine Foresees Digital Doctors “Maturing”

Health Populi

Similarly, one-half of consumers expressed demand for digital health technologies in a study from GlobalWebIndex last year. 36% would use a digital health assistant (chatbot) to offer health advice, and 34% a digital health coach to help manage chronic disease or pain.

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Are Robots Coming to Healthcare? Consumers Say Not-So-Fast

Health Populi

So, too, will robots, over time, achieve greater adoption and penetration with the proviso that they are proven to be safe and effective in the specific tasks for which they are designed…and if the human touch of health care is preserved where people want it so. The post Are Robots Coming to Healthcare?