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Five Public Health Needs for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

Digital health technology has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, fueled by a combination of consumerization of wearable technologies, ubiquity of mobile devices, proliferation of technology incubators, attention by government health and regulatory agencies and involvement of large companies heretofore not focused on healthcare.

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Digital Health Technologies for Alzheimer’s Disease

The Digital Health Corner

In a previous post I discussed the merits of music as an ideal digital health tool. Relative to Ad specifically, I would reference the incredibly informative and moving award-winning film Alive Inside , documenting the response of patients with severe Ad to music relevant to their personal past.

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Five Reasons why the FDA got it Right with Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

The FDA recently announced its Digital Health Innovation Action Plan. Digital health differs significantly from drugs and traditional medical devices around which the FDA has developed its structure and policies over decades. The Action Plan builds on and improves previous digital health guidances.

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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

Digital health is unquestionably becoming part of healthcare lexicon and fabric. Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. EHRs were designed as documentation centers for billing and regulatory purposes.

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Five Ways a Good Digital Health Registry Addresses Healthcare System Needs

The Digital Health Corner

Some carriers require genetic testing to document a diagnosis (though the diagnosis can be made via significantly high blood levels alone), but won’t pay for the genetic testing which costs $2-3K dollars. Would payers rather pay for heart bypass surgery?

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Three Ways Technology Can Address Healthcare’s Growing Pains

Mobile Health Matters

Science and medicine continue to advance at an astonishing rate thanks to technological innovation. We have already seen digital health solutions that promise to transform patient care in our lifetime. Arts and Crafts.

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COPD Management: A Guide to Remote Patient Monitoring in 2024

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Through RPM, patients can use wearable devices and mobile health applications to transmit data such as oxygen saturation levels, respiratory rate, and activity levels to their healthcare providers in real-time. By intervening early, healthcare providers can prevent complications and help patients maintain optimal health.