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Patient concerns in healthcare digitalisation: Rising inequalities

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This means if a person visits multiple facilities, they must use different portals to access their health data. There is a risk of unauthorized access to or breaches of patients' personal health information (PHI). There are worries about the affordability and accessibility of digital health solutions.

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Patient Portals Improve Healthcare Outcomes. So, Why Don’t Patients Use Them?

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Oakkar Oakkar, Co-Founder and CEO at Keona Health Imagine a tool that puts your health information right at your fingertips. In an age where data breaches are common, some patients are hesitant to put their health information online.

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Examining the Influence of DrKumo’s Patient Monitoring in Mitigating Hospital Readmissions among Chronic Patients

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

These devices seamlessly integrate with the DrKumo mobile app, allowing patients to input additional health data and receive personalized feedback from healthcare providers. Healthcare providers must adhere to strict privacy standards and obtain explicit consent from patients before collecting and using their health information.

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How many tries does it take to flip a physician?

Society for Participatory Medicine

I raised similar questions when I hosted a local workshop as a “patient activist” assisting the Choosing Wisely effort. As shown in this slide I made for a Choosing Wisely workshop, it has since become common to question many aspects of conventional wisdom in medicine. How many flips between Welby and House?