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The Latest Health Technology Vision and Consumer Behavior Insights From Accenture

Health Populi

Two new reports from Accenture update our understanding of the changed health consumer in the context of both “home: and the health care ecosystem. The 2020 tech vision for health is summarized here, tying to Accenture’s previous two years of forecasts. The Dilemma of Smart Things.

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FCC awards Massachusetts FQHC Telehealth Consortium $3.1M

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Massachusetts FQHC Telehealth Consortium has been awarded a grant from the Federal Communications Commission to increase telemedicine capacity in community health centers statewide. The consortium is made up of 35 federally qualified health centers. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS.

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HHS watchdog reiterates importance of preventing telemedicine fraud

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General recognized telehealth's potential while cautioning that steps must be taken to ensure virtual care will not be compromised by fraud. "OIG is conducting significant oversight work assessing telehealth services during the public health emergency.

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

Health Populi

Trust in the technology industry has crashed to an all-time low based on the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. ” The first chart shows the one-year trend on trust across industries through U.S. Most industries lost citizens’ trust between 2020 and 2021, most notably, Technology, dropping the greatest margin at 9 points.

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Singaporean health chiefs embrace digital health to tackle staff shortage: report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FINDINGS The country's Ministry of Health earlier projected a need for as much as 24,000 additional allied health professionals and support care staff to meet the demands of their nation's ageing population by 2030. The lab aims to facilitate multi-institutional, cross-border collaborations in digital health.

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Researchers to facilitate telemedicine for managing chronic illnesses in rural Pakistan

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A research team from the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health is looking to implement telemedicine for managing chronic diseases in Pakistan to study whether it can be used by specialists in the cities to support health providers in rural communities. THE LARGER TREND.

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Digital health apps could save NHS billions, says report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Digital health could save public health services in England £7.5 This indicated that if an effective pre-triage function was set up within a telehealth app, patient pressure on GPs could be reduced by up to 73 percent. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS. worth £240 million ($317 million) in value.