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Dr. Roboto? Stanford Medicine Foresees Digital Doctors “Maturing”

Health Populi

Physicians are evolving as digital doctors, embracing the growing role of data generated in electronic health records as well as through their patients using wearable technologies and mobile health apps downloaded in ubiquitous smartphones, described in The Rise of the Data-Driven Physician , a 2020 Health Trends Report from Stanford Medicine.

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Opioid Drug Addiction: How Digital Health Technologies Can Help

The Digital Health Corner

The classification of substance abuse as a chronic condition by the ACA has implications with regards to digital health. It has spawned interest in telehealth as a treatment tool. There are medication assisted treatment (MATx) mobile apps to guide physicians in utilizing pharmaceutical drugs to treat addiction.

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Rural Health IT Workforce Program

Medicine and Technology

Want to improve health care in rural communities? Be a part of the Rural Health IT Workforce Program. Apply at Grants.gov by April 15.

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News from the Consumer Technology Association and Withings Further Demonstrates Private Sector’s Role in the Pandemic and Public Health

Health Populi

On 27th July, CTA announced the Association’s launch of the Public Health Tech Initiative. has highlighted the huge demand for health technology solutions. CTA’s new Public Health Technology Initiative promises to be an important, impactful effort as a public-private partnership.

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Consumers’ and Physicians’ Growing Embrace of Digital Health via PwC

Health Populi

Whether a menu of care options including virtual health to access specialists across the U.S., post-hospital virtual visits, or hospital care at-home, a majority of Americans supports a new era of care delivery, as PwC coins the broad landscape of telehealth.

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The Digital Health Consumer According to Rock Health

Health Populi

Those consumers who have adopted some form of digital health tool, whether wearable tech, telehealth visit, or mobile app, seem satisfied with their experiences, which is another key aspect of the so-called “digital transition.” Check out Estonia and Switzerland for case studies on that. In the meantime, in the U.S.,

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Trust-Busted: The Decline of Trust in Technology and What It Means for Health

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: This 21-year low for the tech industry has implications for health care as digital health technology blurs into everyday healthcare the way “e-business” and the Internet melted into our daily work and personal life-flows. For the U.S. study, Edelman interviewed 1,500 U.S.