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The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023 Are About Social, Mental and Behavioral Health

Health Populi

While technology is embedded in this list, the headlines have more to do with social, mental, and behavioral health than pure-play technology and devices. Topping the 2023 list of patient safety concerns is the pediatric mental health crisis.

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Health Consumers After COVID-19 – A View from the Consumer Technology Association

Health Populi

The pandemic has accelerated consumer trends already in motion early this year when the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) convened the annual CES 2020 in Las Vegas. Considering timing for re-engaging in health activities, apps, online health services, and connected exercise equipment are already in use by over one-half of U.S.

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The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S. – A Week-Long Brainstorm, Day 1 of 5

Health Populi

Among these events are Amazon’s plan to acquire One Medical , Apple’s publication of the paper, Empowering People to Live a Healthier Day , and other news that, together with these line items, signal a shake-up of American health care as we know it. healthcare system.

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What to Expect For Health/Care at CES 2024

Health Populi

A decade+ later, we see the maturing of the patient-as-consumer, taking on more self-care beyond fitness and wellness blurring into medical and acute care as hospitals re-locate services and monitoring to people at home and people becoming more activated in tracking chronic conditions, from head-to-toe.

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March 2024: selected Women’s Health updates

Digital Health Global

Other studies found an association between frequent hot flashes and an increased likelihood of having Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers and that the first signs of the brain disorder can appear at about the same time women start menopause, suggesting the hormonal event might have implications for disease risk.

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“Your care, your way:” Learning from the Philips Future Health Index 2023

Health Populi

We can expect increasing investments in surgery centers, emergency care outside of the traditional ER, patient education focused on health literacy, acute care at home (the hospital-at-home migration, continuing), more virtual critical care and e-ICUs, mental health, and nutrition.

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World Economic Forum 2024: What were the key Healthcare Technology talking points?

Lloyd Price

Enhancing Mental Health Care: The potential of AI to personalize therapy and provide accessible mental health resources was highlighted, especially in underserved areas. Began to include political figures, academics, and civil society leaders alongside business executives.