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The COVID-19 Era Has Grown Health Consumer Demand for Virtual Care

Health Populi

Over one-half of Americans would likely use virtual care for their healthcare services, and one in four people would actually prefer a virtual relationship with a primary care physician, according to the fifth annual 2020 Consumer Sentiment Survey from UnitedHealthcare.

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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015. EHRs were designed as documentation centers for billing and regulatory purposes.

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Workforce development: Your organization is only as strong as its people

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Focus on Workforce Development According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States will see a shortage of between 46,900 and 121,900 physicians by 2032, including both primary care doctors and specialists. Interoperability: Health IT's hardest problem is (finally) at an inflection point. by May 10, 2019.

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Review of Mobile Devices and Health by Ida Sim in the NEJM

mHealth Insight

who is a Primary Care Physician, Professor at UCSF & coFounder at Open mHealth (follow her on Twitter @IdaSim ). mHealth Insights. health care spending, 3 so the promise of mobile health is especially attractive.” 44 FHIR allows external third-party apps to integrate into the EHR workflow.

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#WWBR Week of July 27, 2015

Chilmark Research

The announcement itself raises some interesting questions though, around how deeply CVS is aiming to get involved in the care process with its pharmacists, as well as how much insight they can derive without access to other clinical data from the EHR. Working Under a Clinic-Level Quality Incentive: Primary Care Clinicians’ Perceptions.

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