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

Continue Education Journal

Telehealth and Telemedicine Definition. We often hear telehealth and telemedicine used interchangeably, so let’s set the record straight – telehealth is the umbrella term that refers to medical services that healthcare practitioners provide to patients from a distance.

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mHealth Guide to HIMSS19

mHealth Insight

Next week (11-15 February 2019) in Orlando (USA) 45,000 delegates will attend the world’s biggest Healthcare IT Conference and Exhibition and we’ll be there for meetings and to learn about and share mHealth innovations with readers of the mHealth Insight blog. Cardinal Analytx (USA/Booth 888-33). and in Europe.

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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It's already responsible for the biggest telemedicine infrastructure in the nation, and use of its telehealth services is surging. VA was an early adopter of digital health tools and remains a leader within US health care in leveraging technology to enhance patient engagement. " Neil C. Evans, VA Office Of Connected Care.

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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

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.

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HealthTech EMEA Predictions 2024: Europe, Middle East and Africa

Lloyd Price

Here are some specific examples of HealthTech trends that we may see in Europe in 2024: The rise of mental health platforms: Mental health platforms provide users with access to a variety of resources, such as online therapy, self-help tools, and peer support communities.

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The Future of Telemedicine

Ortholive

Telemedicine, which uses the Internet to connect patients and providers, is growing. Though the terms e-health, m-health , and telehealth are often interchanged for telemedicine, the deliverable is always the connection and interaction between patient and caregiver in a digital medium.

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Why It's Time to Embrace Telemedicine

eVisit

What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new! I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world.