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The Smartphone Is the Consumer’s Personal Health Platform – Implications from Deloitte’s 2018 Survey

Health Populi

Furthermore, voice technologies are “making noise,” according to Deloitte in A New Era in Mobile Continues, the 2018 Global Mobile Consumer Survey : US Edition. I’ve mined the US data of this global survey to divine insights for health/care. Now, his forecast is mainstream.

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Nurses: The Force for Change

Mobile Health Matters

This week marks National Nurses Week in the U.S., both a celebration of the profession and an opportunity to educate the public about the role nurses play in healthcare and their communities. Nurses Driving Change. Nurses’ primary focus is on the quality of care, comfort and safety of their patients.

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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

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. What a difference a decade makes for clinicians’ embrace of electronic health records.

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Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

A survey from Turquoise Health found prices for “shoppable services” in healthcare are increasing roughly at the pace of inflation , though some vaccines have seen price increases of more than 20%. Medically Home added Arcadian Health , a Louisiana-based mobile health service, to its network.

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Consumers’ Embrace of Digital Health Tech Stalls, and Privacy Concerns Prevail – Accenture’s 2020 Research

Health Populi

Yet with that bullish supply side of digital health, there was a marked decline in peoples’ use of them in the past two years, found by Accenture in their latest health consumer survey, Digital is Transforming Health, So Why is Consumer Adoption Stalling?

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

Health Populi

My friend Dorit Donoviel can be an Exhibit A for that, with her pioneering work leading space-health research at the Baylor College of Medicine. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Our homes are undergoing “the great home makeover,” Steve described.

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The Promise of Telehealth for Older People – the U-M National Poll on Healthy Aging

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: I recently collaborated with HealthMine on a survey looking into Medicare Advantage members’ views of health and digital technology. But remember that the trusted relationship — for “now” — remains between the patient and the doctor, nurse and pharmacist.