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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

But another patient side-effect of COVID-19 has been the digital transformation of many patients , documented by data gathered by Rock Health and Stanford Center for Digital Health and analyzed in their latest report explaining how the public health crisis accelerated digital health “beyond its years,” noted in the title of the report.

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How Footwear Became Our Favorite Apparel Item in the Pandemic

Health Populi

Our feet have become an important health focus during the pandemic, as the importance of exercise-as-medicine and mental health helper has looked to walking, running, and biking as good-for-us physical activities. In terms of apparel, that value grew faster for footwear than for any other apparel category.

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Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

Health Populi

What enables those deflating cost-reducers is the growing adoption of digital health tools, from telehealth and virtual care to self-care in patients’ hands at home and on-the-go via mobile health apps. Consumers expressed different vaccine site preferences depending on their ethnicity/race and age group.

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Join us at “Transforming Community Pharmacies in to High Street Clinics”

mHealth Insight

The conference will highlight the potential of delivering high quality and easily accessible, personalised healthcare in North East London, including clinical and public health services and the NHS 10-year plan. Integrated Care Ceri Jacobs, Managing Director, Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Groups.

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Opioid Drug Addiction: How Digital Health Technologies Can Help

The Digital Health Corner

After a hiatus I am returning to my beloved Digital Health Corner. In a previous post I discussed important public health issues that digital technology can address. The NIDA of the NIH has a group of evidence-based screening tools for adolescents and adults to be used by health professionals.

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What the Latest Pew Consumer Data Means for #HIMSS18

Health Populi

The Pew Research Group polled 2,002 U.S. Health Populi’s Hot Points : Health is social: isolation is a social determinant for ill health. Only 3 % of social media users say they have a lot of trust in information they find on these sites. adults age 18 and over in early January 2018 for this study.

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The Coronavirus Pandemic Turbocharged Digital Health Investment in 2020

Health Populi

This funding record (“already” before year-end, tallied by the third quarter as Rock Health notes) was driven by “mega”-deals accelerated during the public health crisis of COVID-19. based digital health start-ups adding up $9.4 In the third quarter of 2020, some $4 billion was invested in U.S.