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A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds

Health Populi

Patients embraced virtual care and communications at very high rates in the first months of the pandemic, and want to continue to use telehealth platforms after the pandemic ends. Fully one-third of patients starting using each of these 3 telehealth modalities during COVID-19. We’re calling it Consumer Directed Virtual Care.”.

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HealthTech Africa 2024

Lloyd Price

www.mwckigali.com Trends Telehealth: Telehealth is becoming increasingly popular in Africa, as it provides a way for patients to access healthcare without having to travel long distances. In 2024, we can expect to see more telehealth startups emerge and more established healthcare providers adopt telehealth solutions.

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What Do Tomorrow’s Doctors REALLY Think of mHealth Technology?

mHealth Insight

Nathan Ratner, a third-year medical student at the University of Minnesota and third-place finisher in last year’s Elsevier Hackathon in Finland, talks to Eric Wicklund at mHealth Intelligence, about the promise of mobile health technology. mHealth Insight.

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Why CES 2022 Will Be Keynoted by a Health Care Executive

Health Populi

That a pharmaceutical company executive is speaking on the main stage at CES speaks to the category’s mainstreaming beyond elite athletes and smartwatches that track activity.

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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.” .” Thus the team’s choice of title for the report: “Healthcare consumers in a digital transition.”

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Opioid Drug Addiction: How Digital Health Technologies Can Help

The Digital Health Corner

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. The classification of substance abuse as a chronic condition by the ACA has implications with regards to digital health.

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A Mid-Year Update on 2023 Healthcare Trends

Henry Kotula

Some telehealth flexibilities that were allowed under the PHE are also staying in effect, at least until the end of 2024. As we noted, this was due to such factors as higher-than-normal expenses for staff, supplies, and pharmaceuticals and lower revenues.