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Mental Health Chatbots: What's next for the Conversational AI HealthTech market?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: The future of mental health chatbots is likely to be one of cautious optimism. The ultimate goal should be to leverage these tools responsibly and ethically to complement, not replace, human connection and professional mental health care.

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Privacy Failures – Research into Mental Health Apps, Part II

Telebehavioral Health Institute

App privacy is a crucial aspect to consider when utilizing mental health apps. The study reviewed 578 mental health apps, examining various features including privacy. The article below is a continuation of Therapy Apps – research into Mental Health Apps, Part I.

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TikTok: doctors and nurses are the most popular professions

Digital Health Global

In short, people flock to TikTok for health information, a trend that is not new. A study released earlier this year by Hall & Partner found that Gen Z and millennials are increasingly turning to TikTok for health advice and information instead of consulting their doctors. It also revealed that 18% of the U.S.

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AI innovator talks personalized treatment, telehealth enhancement and ethics

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Additionally, AI supports mental health treatment by identifying patterns in speech that may indicate mental health issues. This application is increasingly vital as mental health issues become more prevalent and health systems struggle with limited resources.

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Healthcare in 2024 and Beyond – Embracing Technology and Innovation

Digital Health Global

Remote patient monitoring technologies will become more advanced and widespread with telemedicine not only present, but increasingly integrated and sophisticated in healthcare systems. Wearable Health Technology Health and fitness monitoring is expected to reach new heights in terms of complexity and accuracy.

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Patient Portals and 'Answer Engines' to emerge as a powerful duo in HealthTech 2024?

Lloyd Price

Here's how: Answer Engines: Improved Patient Education: Imagine patients getting clear, concise answers to their health questions through an AI-powered interface that understands natural language. Generative AI: Personalised Health Information: Generative AI can personalise health information delivery.

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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

Health Populi

And most patients would also want access to information on their mental, behavioral, and substance use history. A newer category of personal health information, social determinants of health, garners well over one-half of Americans’ interest in access that data. Patients in the U.S.