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A Health Future with Lyft and Uber as Patient Data Stewards: Rock Health’s 2019 Consumer Survey

Health Populi

Patients searching online for health information and health care provider reviews is mainstream in 2019. Digital health tracking is now adopted by 4 in 10 U.S. Rock Health’s Digital Health Consumer Adoption Report for 2019 was developed in collaboration with the Stanford Medicine Center for Digital Health.

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Healthcare Information In-Security Is the New Normal

Health Populi

Three-fourths of healthcare providers experienced a data breach in 2017, according to the HIMSS 2018 Cybersecurity Survey. Health data insecurity is the new normal. I explain th e current state of cybersecurity and health data insecurity in a new HIMSS blog linked here. You can read the full HIMSS blog here.

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Addressing Health Equity Must Include Digital Equity Beyond Access To Medical Services and Insurance

Health Populi

The 21st Century Cures Act emphasizes patients’ control of personal health information. ONC rules issues in March 2020 called for more patient-facing health tools and apps to bolster health consumer engagement and empowerment. Digital literacy combines with health literacy to bolster patient engagement.

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Despite Greater Digital Health Engagement, Americans Have Worse Health and Financial Outcomes Than Other Nations’ Health Citizens

Health Populi

Some of the key behaviors Deloitte gauged to measure health care consumerism were, Increasing use of technology and willingness to share personal health information. Interest in emerging technologies like AI and robotics. Interest in and use of virtual care/telehealth. Levels of self-efficacy and prevention.

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How Will Consumers’ Declining Trust in Technology Impact Health Tech?

Health Populi

For consumer-facing digital health apps and tools, closely heed the five elements bulleted above having to do with “my data” as a patient: privacy/security and being a good health data steward, giving me empowerment over my personal health information, ensuring no foreign government will have access to the data, speaking honestly and with (..)

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Modernizing Medicare to Take Advantage of the Latest Technologies

CMS.gov

Significant advancements in biomedicine are changing healthcare delivery for the better, and new technologies can increase efficiency in healthcare by promoting cost-effective care and improving outcomes. However, while medical technology is developing at a rapid pace, Medicare’s payment systems haven’t always been as quick to change.

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10 Key Medtech Themes for 2023

Henry Kotula

Sensitive data continues to be a recurring theme for foreign investment review for Committee on Foreign Investment in the US and that of the EU as well. Growing importance of data privacy and security. Long-term adoption of telehealth and remote patient monitoring technologies. More active engagement with FDA/EMA/MHRA.