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Challenges in implementing digital health solutions

Digital Health Hub

Age-related health issues and associated costs (chronic conditions such as hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes, cancers, obesity, etc.) have begun to burden the healthcare system. This increased cost burden is depleting the Medicare funding which will eventually go bankrupt. Better healthcare outcomes. ALGORITHMIC BIAS.

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Challenges in implementing digital health solutions

Digital Health Hub

Age-related health issues and associated costs (chronic conditions such as hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes, cancers, obesity, etc.) have begun to burden the healthcare system. This increased cost burden is depleting the Medicare funding which will eventually go bankrupt. The three aims are: 1.

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3 Ways Consumers are Putting the Pressure on Health Plans

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Mike Pattwell, Principal Business Advisor, Value Based Care at Edifecs Consumers are at the heart of healthcare — their fears are forcing healthcare innovators to shift priorities to deliver consumer-centric digital health offerings.

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Health informatics and why participatory healthcare is key to its future

Society for Participatory Medicine

In order to advance healthcare, improve efficiency and care coordination, and make it easier for health information to be shared between different covered entities, electronic health records needed to be adopted. Before the introduction of the HITECH Act, only 10 percent of hospitals had adopted EHRs.