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Digital Health Gaps in the Pandemic Through the Eyes of Younger Physicians

Health Populi

One universal experience health systems around the globe have witnessed in the first months of the coronavirus pandemic has been the dramatic pivot to telehealth and virtual care platforms. In the first six months of the pandemic, the tale of telehealth as told via media coverage and virtual conference content has been quite bullish.

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$15M Singapore-London partnership to help stem APAC's growing healthcare cybersecurity woes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A S$20 million grant from the National Research Foundation, Singapore (NRF) has been awarded to Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Imperial College London to develop ways to better protect health data and wearable devices. Interestingly, a recent report by Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association and L.E.K.

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Cybersecurity frameworks in APAC don’t support remote care: report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This is based on a new report by the Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed) and L.E.K. An interesting suggestion from the report is a policy ensuring assessment for each medical device for remote care is customised based on their risk level instead of applying a blanket assessment process. report emphasised.

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Health Is Everywhere at #CES2021 – CTA’s CES 2021 Tech Trends to Watch

Health Populi

the CTA forecast saw a 73% increase in connected health device spending in 2020, and expects 34% growth in 2021. By 2023, connected health monitoring revenue will exceed $1 billion – akin to a blockbuster drug. An enabling technology supporting the growth of the connected health data ecosystem is cloud computing.

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

Health Populi

But while the new ONC rules may make it easier for health consumers to access personal health information, the Field of Dreams phenomenon subverts the noble goal: we may “build” a system for people to access health data (like Blue Button), but patients may not “come.”

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

Health Populi

Rock Health’s research has tracked peoples’ use of telemedicine, wearable technology, digital health tracking, and online health information since 2015, and the results this round show relative flattening of adoption across these various tools. What do health trackers track, then? Samsung down 4 points.

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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 and use of virtual care/telehealth. Interest in emerging technologies like AI and robotics. Levels of self-efficacy and prevention.