A Vision For The Future of Telemedicine & Patient Engagement
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The Future of Telehealth: 6 Key Trends to Watch
Health Recovery Solutions
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world to confront a new reality when it comes to healthcare. The unprecedented impact of the pandemic has led governments and healthcare providers globally to re-evaluate their preparedness plans. One of the areas that has seen the most change is telehealth. Until recently, telehealth was seen as a niche field with huge potential that remains unexplored.
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The focus of the internet of things (IoT) must pivot to achieve health care potential
KevinMD
OCTOBER 9, 2022
In many ways, internet of things (IoT) is a double-edged sword: connected devices are capturing huge volumes and varieties of data that can be mined for everything from potentially life-saving health care information to guidance toward peak athletic performance, but it is incredibly difficult to convert that raw data into truly meaningful and actionable insights.
The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt
Health Populi
JUNE 8, 2022
“I am a health care executive who happens to be a patient, caregiver, and advocate,” Stacy Hurt explained to me in a Zoom chat we shared on 31 May. I asked her to meet with me to discuss her professional news update: being appointed Parexel’s first Patient Ambassador. My Zoom invitation to Stacy was a very convenient excuse for me to catch up with a friend in the field: we have known each other since Stacy started to grow her health-social media presence on Twitter.
Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications
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Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.
Study: Sociodemographic, health factors linked to long-term digital health device use
Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 30, 2022
According to the study published in npj Digital Medicine, high scores for depressive symptoms and lower-than-excellent self-rated health were associated with less smartwatch use.
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The intersection of remote patient monitoring and AI
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Robin Farmanfarmaian is a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur working in technology and artificial intelligence. She has been involved with more than 20 early-stage biotech and healthcare startups, including ones working on medical devices and digital health. With more than 180 speaking engagements in 15 countries, she has educated audiences on many aspects of technology intersecting healthcare, including artificial intelligence and the shift in healthcare delivery to the patient's home.
Voice and AI – Better Together for Older Adults – New Report
Aging in Place Technology Watch
JUNE 21, 2022
Voice assistants made device hardware actually seem smart. By 2018, more technology (and associated improvements) could be found in the Cloud. Besides these invisible upgrades, the voice assistant technology has been continually improving – and if the user could be made aware of those improvements (a BIG IF), they might find them to be very useful. Consider voice-enabled smart plugs, thermostats, audio books, traffic directions, weather, and news updates – and answers to questions that might mat
Top 3 Digital Innovations that Transformed Healthcare
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The following is a guest article by Chad Anguilm, Vice President of Growth at Medical Advantage. Patient engagement is the next frontier in healthcare and single-platform patient portals created the digital foundation for this ongoing transformation. In today’s technology-driven world, patients now expect a seamless healthcare experience, which translates to a digital “one-stop shop” for managing their personal health information. .
As Wellstar's safety-net hospital closes its doors, Atlanta's remaining Level 1 trauma care provider rapidly expands capacity
FierceHealthIT
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
As Wellstar's safety-net hospital closes its doors, Atlanta's remaining Level 1 trauma care provider rapidly expands capacity. dmuoio. Tue, 11/01/2022 - 14:51.
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!
What Person-Centered Interoperability Looks Like: Seqster
Health Populi
APRIL 6, 2022
He had me at the statement, “I believe health data is medicine.”. Those were the words of Ardy Arianpour, CEO and Co-Founder of Seqster, when sharing with me how his company was founded. We met up last week at the DIA Europe 2022 meeting (Drug Information Association) in the cool SQUARE Conference Center in Brussels, Belgium (my current home base for work and life).
Only 1 in 4 People Over 50 Use a Mobile Health App – And They Tend to Be Healthier and Wealthier
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Just over 1 in 4 people over 50 in the U.S. use at least one mobile health app, and 56% of older people have never used one. Among seven mhealth tools, the most commonly-used is to track exercise. Among older people who do not use health apps, half say it is because of their lack of interest, we learn from the research in Mobile Health App Use Among Older Adults from the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging, sponsored by AARP.
On Valentine’s Day 2022, Let’s Remember That Love is a Social Determinant of Health
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
While love can’t solve all of the world’s problems, it is absolutely a basic human need and a positive force for health and well-being. For today’s Health Populi blog, I have curated a big hug-full of posts I’ve written over the years building the evidence base of love as a determinant of health. As a sidebar, the graphic you see here — my “WiFi Heart” — was purposefully commissioned to my web designer to incorporate elements of love and connectivi
The CES 2022 Tech Trends to Watch Have Everything To Do With Health/Care
Health Populi
JANUARY 4, 2022
The four top trends to watch for this week at CES 2022 are transportation, space tech, sustainable technology, and digital health, based on Steve Koenig’s annual read-out that kicks off this largest annual conference featuring innovations in consumer electronics. Last night, Steve discussed these trends for media attendees, of which I am one (gratefully) participating in #CES2022 virtually from the hygienic comfort and safety of my home health hub (more on that later in this post).
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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How Twitter Revealed Consumer Health Care Trends in the Pandemic
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
During the pandemic, millions of people connected with Twitter to share thoughts and feelings about the pandemic…and their health. Three mega-trends bubbled up on the platform for health — telemedicine and virtual care, broadband access, and mental health, discussed in a Birdseye Report Industry Deep Dive into Health from Brandwatch, partnering with Twitter.
People in the U.S. Without the Internet Were More Likely To Die in the Pandemic
Health Populi
MARCH 25, 2022
Access to the Internet has been a key determinant of health — or more aptly, death — during the COVID-19 pandemic. Americans lacked Internet access were more likely to die due to complications from the coronavirus, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open this month. The study’s key finding was that for every additional 1% of people living in a county who have access to the Internet, between 2.4 and 6.0 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 were preventable.
The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S. – A Week-Long Brainstorm, Day 2 of 5 – Amazon and One Medical
Health Populi
JULY 26, 2022
Today we review the various viewpoints on Amazon’s announced acquisition of One Medical (ONEM, aka 1life Healthcare) which has been a huge story in both health care trade publications, business news, and mainstream media outlets. Welcome to Day 2 of The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S., my week-long update of the American retail health/care ecosystem weaving the latest updates from the market and implications and import for health care consumers.
Physicians More Bullish On the Benefits of Digital Tools for Patient Care, the AMA Tells Us
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Most doctors see the advantages of digital health tools like telehealth, consumers’ access to their health information, and point-of-care workflow solutions, the American Medical Association found in a survey of 1300 physicians, published in September 2022. The AMA first conducted research with physicians and their views on digital health in July 2016.
5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist
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Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs
Climate Change Is Not Good for Health and Living Things
Health Populi
AUGUST 10, 2022
There is an image from my childhood, drawn by Lorraine Schneider, which reads “War is not healthy for children and other living things.” As I read through a paper published this week on climate change’s contribution to the burden of chronic disease, I couldn’t help but conjure up Lorraine’s observation from my little girl memory bank.
Virtual Care and Mental Health Top of Mind for Employers’ Workplaces in 2023
Health Populi
AUGUST 29, 2022
The concept that all companies are “health care companies” takes on greater import in the wake of the pandemic. The 2023 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey from the Business Group on Health (BGH) found that two in three large employers see their health and well-being strategy as an integral part of their overall workforce strategy.
Q&A: Looking ahead at digital health, biotech funding in 2023
Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 30, 2022
Elena Viboch, partner at General Catalyst, discusses her predictions for biotech and health tech investing and how startups can grow in a more constrained economic environment.
Study: Few randomized clinical trials have been conducted for healthcare machine learning tools
Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 3, 2022
A review published in JAMA Network Open evaluated 41 RCTs of machine learning interventions. None of the studies fully followed CONSORT-AI standards, a set of guidelines developed for clinical trials evaluating medical interventions that include AI.
A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address
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This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!
Study: Symptom checkers' diagnostic, triage accuracy is low
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 29, 2022
A review of studies published in npj Digital Medicine found diagnostic and triage accuracy varied but was generally low, raising concerns about using symptom checkers as patient-facing tools.
Amazon Care to shut down at the end of 2022
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 24, 2022
Neil Lindsay, senior vice president of Amazon Health Services, said the telehealth service was "not a complete enough offering for the large enterprise customers we have been targeting, and wasn’t going to work long-term.
DiMe releases toolkits to help scale wearables, remote patient monitoring
Mobi Health News
JULY 18, 2022
The toolkits are based on the Digital Medicine Society's Sensor Data Integrations project, which includes organizations like Amazon Web Services, Oracle, the Moffitt Cancer Center, Takeda and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Google to launch appointment scheduling in search, submits new Fitbit feature to FDA
Mobi Health News
MARCH 24, 2022
The tech giant also provided an update on its artificial intelligence research and announced the expansion of YouTube's tools to mitigate the spread of health misinformation.
Unlocking Lab Result Reporting with Physician Controlled AI
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Learn how interactive patient-education platforms, supported by emerging physician-controlled AI, address the three biggest barriers to effective lab result reporting: Reporting delays, patient understanding, and follow-up.
Q&A: The FDA's challenge in regulating evolving digital health tools
Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 14, 2022
David Rosen, a partner and public policy lawyer at Foley & Lardner, discusses the agency's recently wrapped Software Precertification (Pre-Cert) Pilot Program and what it means for the future of digital health regulation.
Survey: Nearly half report virtual care visit in the past year
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 9, 2022
According to Deloitte's survey, 49% of respondents said they'd attended a virtual medical appointment as a patient in the past year, while 26% said they'd been to a virtual visit where another person was the patient.
AMA survey: Doctors more optimistic about digital health tools
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
According to a survey by the American Medical Association, 93% of physicians felt there was some advantage or a definite advantage to using digital health tools in 2022, compared with 85% in 2016.
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