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Location, Location, Location – Understanding Health Consumers’ Evolving Definition of Convenience

Health Populi

The definition of “convenience” in the eyes of patients, consumers, and caregivers is multi-faceted, with the concept of “location” shifting both physically and digitally. adults had a telehealth visit, down from 45% the year before. In the last year, 42% of U.S.

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Digital Health Tools Are Finding Business Models – IQVIA’s 2021 Read on the Health of Digital Health

Health Populi

Note that telehealth was not nearly the only digital health tool employed by consumers and clinicians during the pandemic; clinical trials leveraged connected devices, care team emails proliferated (part of telehealth, broadly defined), and disease management apps supported patients managing chronic conditions from home.

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Let’s Save the Date and Make Patient Engagement Official in 2022

Society for Participatory Medicine

Let’s look back even further to 2013 to examine one definition of patient engagement: Health Affairs defines patient engagement as combining patient activation with interventions designed to increase and promote positive patient behavior, such as obtaining preventive care or exercising regularly, hopefully to lower costs.

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Pharma IT and AI – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Jane Reed, Director of Life Sciences at Linguamatics, an IQVIA company Pharmaceutical developers have always prioritized drug safety. Ian Chan, CEO and Co-founder at Abpro The global supply chain issues and continued difficulties securing funding amid economic uncertainty caused challenges for many life sciences companies this year.

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Why #CES2022 Will Be Keynoted By A Health Care Innovator for the First Time

Health Populi

Or an expanded definition of a “digital therapeutic” with the car as a delivery channel or vessel for care and information source. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Abbott’s CEO Ford joins two other industry executives keynoting #CES2022: Mary Barra of General Motors and Mike Sievert of T-Mobile.

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Tech-enabled healthcare: What exactly is it? Funding, IPO's and Future Trends

Lloyd Price

This can include a wide range of technologies, such as: Telehealth: Telehealth allows patients to consult with healthcare providers remotely, using video conferencing or other technology. A patient in a rural area can use telehealth to consult with a specialist without having to travel to a major city.

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Where are HealthTech's soft landing M&A deals in today's market?

Lloyd Price

Companies with niche technologies or expertise: Startups with unique solutions in specific areas like AI-powered diagnostics, remote patient monitoring, or telehealth platforms. Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Companies: These companies are looking for HealthTech solutions to: Enhance clinical trials and drug development processes.