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

Health Populi

The research findings come out of a survey conducted among 1,513 14-to-22-year-old’s in the U.S. For younger people, it may be that online search is less impactful than other digital tools and workflows, such as joining up with social networks and using mobile apps to track personal health issues.

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What is the clinical value of mHealth for patients?

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An interesting paper asking “What is the clinical value of mHealth for patients?” mHealth Insights. mHealth Insights. I think this is because medical educators despite the evidence still aren’t teaching students to use the tools of our time. ” has been published in Nature by Simon P.

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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

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Alissa Knight , an expert on hacking and cybersecurity, conducted this research by first downloading 30 mHealth apps in collaboration with the companies, to do penetration testing of their apps and APIs. mHealth companies should implement a “zero-trust” approach to securing apps and APIs. As a result, most U.S.

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

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What enables those deflating cost-reducers is the growing adoption of digital health tools, from telehealth and virtual care to self-care in patients’ hands at home and on-the-go via mobile health apps. Health systems finding ways to provide more care using less resources.

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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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A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds

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The new era of virtual care has begun and is here to stay, Accenture expects in its latest look at How COVID-19 will permanently alter patient behavior , a patient survey conducted in May 2020. Accenture polled 2,700 patients around the world, 450 participants each from China, France, Germany, Japan, the U.K., and the U.S.

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The COVID-19 Era Has Grown Health Consumer Demand for Virtual Care

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Over one-half of Americans would likely use virtual care for their healthcare services, and one in four people would actually prefer a virtual relationship with a primary care physician, according to the fifth annual 2020 Consumer Sentiment Survey from UnitedHealthcare.