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How Young People Are Using Digital Tools to Help Deal with Mental Health

Health Populi

For most young people, the public health crisis has been more about that social distancing from friends, a collective sense of isolation, and mental and behavioral health impacts. sought health information online in 2020, a slight decline from 2018. A new mental health risk arose in 2020 in the U.S.

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

But another patient side-effect of COVID-19 has been the digital transformation of many patients , documented by data gathered by Rock Health and Stanford Center for Digital Health and analyzed in their latest report explaining how the public health crisis accelerated digital health “beyond its years,” noted in the title of the report.

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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. But the emergence of the coronavirus in the U.S.

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Patient Engagement and Patient Portals by 2030

Lloyd Price

This will be driven by a number of factors, including the increasing availability of high-speed internet, the growing popularity of mobile devices, and the government's efforts to promote the use of health information technology (HIT). Hospital patient portals have several advantages, both for patients and healthcare providers.

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The Future of Health Is “Now,” Deloitte Says; But Are Consumers Living and Loving It?

Health Populi

Sharing data in a public health crisis is important for both identifying people who have been infected to stop-the-spread of the virus, as well as sharing personal health information for developing treatments to cure disease. This is consistent with recent survey data demonstrating U.S.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The result is a high-sensitivity P-wave monitor that is comfortable for all patients during extended wear. The CAM Patch can serve as a remote patient monitoring system during the COVID-19 pandemic, the vendor said. Another product is called the eCareCompanion patient application.