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Digital health in Africa: hype or hope?

Lloyd Price

Digital health technologies can be used to improve the efficiency of healthcare delivery, provide remote care to patients in rural areas, and collect and analyze data to improve public health. ADHI aims to improve access to quality healthcare in Africa by supporting the development and use of digital health technologies.

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How Young People Are Using Digital Tools to Help Deal with Mental Health

Health Populi

For most young people, the public health crisis has been more about that social distancing from friends, a collective sense of isolation, and mental and behavioral health impacts. After a year of living with and “in” the coronavirus pandemic, younger people in the U.S.

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

HD : HD stands for high definition and refers to video that is a higher resolution than standard. HD video requires faster internet connection speeds for proper image transmission. mHealth : mHealth stands for mobile health and refers to healthcare apps and services delivered via mobile technology like smartphones and tablets.

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Bringing Telehealth to the Rehabilitation Industry

Advanced Medical Reviews

As the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) notes, different telehealth modalities include: Live video: referred to as “synchronous” format and uses live interaction between two parties over video. In addition, telehealth is presenting this industry with a lot more options with which to engage patients.

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A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds

Health Populi

About 1 in 2 patients now receive treatment at home instead of going to a provider’s office, using virtual tools like video conference calls (“Zoom-ing” for medical care), online chat, and mobile health apps downloaded on smartphones. 45% in pharmaceutical companies, and 44% in large retail pharmacy chains.

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The Future of Healthcare: Telehealth. Here’s Why You Need to Consider Telemedicine in 2019

Continue Education Journal

Self-study videos and materials, these are some great options: Telehealth 101 and 202 through University of Texas , California Telehealth Resource Center and Southwest Telehealth Resource Center. Amwell’s Online Care Group (OCG) is an online medical practice that connects providers with patients through live video visits.

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Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

Health Populi

The chart labeled Figure 9 shows consumers’ different levels of “willingness” to seek care in each of four locations based on their employer-based health care coverage. For example, over 70% of patients are willingness to use a video virtual care visit based on the claim cost of $78. during the public health crisis.