Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2020

But while the new ONC rules may make it easier for health consumers to access personal health information, the Field of Dreams phenomenon subverts the noble goal: we may “build” a system for people to access health data (like Blue Button), but patients may not “come.”

Digital Health 276

Digital Health Health Information Telehealth Health Data 276

Health Populi

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Tracking health information doesn’t result in better outcomes in and of itself, Deloitte’s report recognizes: it takes environmental nudges, like behavioral economic strategies and public policies like healthy agricultural supports and active transportation, to move people toward healthy behaviors and sustain them.

Digital Health 250

Digital Health Medical Billing Health Information Health Data 250

Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2021

Breaches immediately result in poor user experience and eventual consumer apprehension in purchasing connecting technologies. Parks points to at least three barriers to consumer health privacy. including questions such as, What bits of my personal data will my device share? Is my device listening? Who can hack into my device?

Connected Health 194

Connected Health Digital Health HIPAA Telemedicine 194

Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

Will the coronavirus inspire greater adoption of telehealth in the U.S.? Let’s travel to Shanghai, China where, “the covid-19 epidemic has brought millions of new patients online. They are likely to stay there,” asserts “ The smartphone will see you now ,” an article in the March 7th 2020 issue of The Economist.

Telehealth 305

Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine Public Health 305