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TikTok: doctors and nurses are the most popular professions

Digital Health Global

According to a recent study by Registered Nursing , healthcare providers, including doctors, nurses, and dentists, are among the most popular professions on TikTok. After doctors, teachers, and nurses, chefs, dentists, pilots, chiropractors, and electricians were the next most popular professions on the platform.

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“Seeing Is Not Believing:” Consumers Concerned About the Accuracy of Online Health Information

Health Populi

“Seeing is not believing” when it comes to people seeing health information on social networks. Four in five people seeking healthcare information online in social media are concerned about the accuracy of that information served up. healthcare system and use of connected health technologies.

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Physicians More Bullish On the Benefits of Digital Tools for Patient Care, the AMA Tells Us

Health Populi

Most doctors see the advantages of digital health tools like telehealth, consumers’ access to their health information, and point-of-care workflow solutions, the American Medical Association found in a survey of 1300 physicians, published in September 2022. physicians and nurses as the pandemic emerged in early 2020.

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Study: Examining the Clinical Documentation Improvement Landscape

Electronic Health Reporter

Respondents also said that while registered nurse and […]. The article Study: Examining the Clinical Documentation Improvement Landscape appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Getting Health Care at a Retail Pharmacy vs a Retail Store: Consumers May Be Favoring the Pharmacist Versus the Retailer

Health Populi

Not all “retail health” sites are created equal, U.S. consumers seem to be saying in a new study from Wolters Kluwer Health, the company’s second Pharmacy Next: Consumer Care and Cost Trends survey. adults 18 and over for the latest study, with interviews fielded in March 2023. In 5 years, 61% of U.S.

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Doctors and nurses raise the alarm on WhatsApp being used to transmit patient medical information

Lloyd Price

The website providing a guide to the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) asks the pertinent question: is using WhatsApp in a professional setting by healthcare workers compliant with the law? Lots of doctors take photos of patients’ wounds and x-rays and share them with other doctors on WhatsApp.

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Five tech offerings serving the family, senior and home care continuum

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Or that workers in each of those do not also find work in nursing homes. And depending on health, wealth or financial planning, many older adults will one day move to nursing homes, where the worker pool matches that in the other care services. Reality check: Family caregivers may hire home care services.

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