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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

The growing use of APIs in health information technology innovation for patient care has been a boon to speeding development placed in the hands of providers and patients. Using APIs can help drive interoperability and make data “liquid” and useable. Sidebar on “what is an ‘API?

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Health Privacy and Our Ambivalent Tech-Embrace – Lessons for Digital Health Innovators

Health Populi

This ambivalence will flavor how health citizens will adopt and adapt to the growing digitization of health care, and challenge the healthcare ecosystem’s assumption that patients and caregivers will universally, uniformly engage with medical tools and apps and technologies. Mental health nearly doubling to 25%.

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The Digital Health Consumer According to Rock Health

Health Populi

Looking for health information online is just part of being a normal, mainstream health consumer, according to the third Rock Health Digital Health Consumer Adoption Survey published this week. adults were online health information hunters. By 2017, 8 in 10 U.S. adults; the poll was fielded in 2017.

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HealthTech Africa 2024

Lloyd Price

For example, some startups are developing wearable devices that can monitor patients' vital signs and send the data to healthcare providers. mHealth: mHealth solutions use mobile technology to deliver healthcare services and information. This is especially beneficial in rural areas where access to healthcare is limited.

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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare

Health Blawg

Data flow is unidirectional (provider to patient only). Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don’t know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it’s rolling out ubiquitous. Check out his book and my recent chat with him.) The announcement of the titans may speed up the process.

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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare

Health Blawg

Data flow is unidirectional (provider to patient only). Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don’t know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it’s rolling out ubiquitous. Check out his book and my recent chat with him.) The announcement of the titans may speed up the process.

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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare

Health Blawg

Data flow is unidirectional (provider to patient only). Some of these are short-term problems, though the truth is, we just don’t know whether Apple will be able to make the tool it’s rolling out ubiquitous. Check out his book and my recent chat with him.) The announcement of the titans may speed up the process.