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The Hidden Barrier to Better Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

This is not something spoken about a lot, because the focus is of course on developing life-saving medical devices and diagnostics. However, despite new innovations being created, funded, and announced every week, the speed with which these new technologies are being adopted is slow if they are adopted at all.

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Closing the Digital Health Gap Between Consumers and Physicians

Health Populi

Aside from the technology challenges, which are not trivial, physicians do concur with consumers about the potential benefits of virtual care to expand access, provide convenience to patients, and enable connections in-between office appointment times. “Macy’s? ” you ask.