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How Public Health Crises Have Advanced Medical Technologies

InTouch Health

Throughout history, medical technology has largely evolved according to demand. As the world continues to respond to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, learn how some public health crises shaped the evolution of medical technology. Advancing the Reaches of Telehealth. The Cholera Outbreak of the 19th Century.

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Kaspersky survey raises concerns about patient trust in telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

At the same time, many respondents flagged patient trust in the modality, with more than half of frontline remote telehealth providers experiencing cases where individuals have declined a video call with medical staff out of privacy or data safety concerns. The risks aren't just limited to synchronous video appointments.

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The CES 2022 Tech Trends to Watch Have Everything To Do With Health/Care

Health Populi

To illustrate this, note that consumer-subscribers of subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) grew by millions in 2021, with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and AppleTV all expanding their membership rosters. Another important trend that is an umbrella over more granular forecasts is the consumer’s embrace of services.

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Consumers Intend to Invest in Technology — With Budget and Value in Mind

Health Populi

CTA looked at ten categories of consumer tech for the research: mobile devices, video products, audio products, computing devices, video gaming, smart homes, wearable tech, automotive tech, health & wellness, and lifestyle tech. The poll was conducted among 2,630 U.S. adults 18 and over in April and May 2022.

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Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Health Populi

The first graphic shown here illustrates the authors’ view on the digital evolution of HaH from delivery of care (migrating from in-person to fully virtual), telecomms (from telephone to embedded HIPAA-compliant video conferencing), and remote monitoring, moving from patient-reported data of vital signs to wearable sensors.

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“Talk to me, Teladoc”

Health Populi

will now be able to connect with a Teladoc care provider 24/7 from supported Echo devices for general medical needs. Teladoc on Alexa will initially launch via audio with video visits coming soon.” The telehealth encounter will be audio-only in this initial phase, and could evolve to include video-based encounters.

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19Labs, QT Medical Launch Complete Telehealth Solutions With 12-Lead Resting ECG, Ultrasound, & More

19 Labs

19Labs and QT Medical's technologies combine portability and ease of use into a flexible open platform that gives physicians important diagnostic information and brings patients as close as possible to a full clinical experience. 19Labs' GALE eClinic goes beyond just video calls," said Ruey-Kang Chang, QT Medical CEO.