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With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

My firm's work with health systems on their digital health and digital transformation programs suggests that while telehealth technologies have matured rapidly in the wake of the pandemic, the implementation of virtual care programs has been a struggle. Some of this shift to virtual care will be permanent.

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Closing the Digital Health Gap Between Consumers and Physicians

Health Populi

Consumers are more bullish demanding virtual and digital health tools from their physicians than doctors are in providing it, based on the research findings in What can health systems do to encourage physicians to embrace virtual care? from Deloitte. One in two U.S. “Macy’s?

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Atropos Raises Capital to Bridge Evidence Gap

Digital Health Wire

The Green Button is the interface that allows physicians to surface answers to their clinical questions by quickly producing retroactive observational studies called Prognostograms. Publication-grade studies and transparency is a versatile value proposition, and seems to be resonating with both providers (Ex.

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Over the counter hearing aids – an absurdly long time in coming

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Consider the now-known and studied connection between untreated hearing loss and dementia. Imagine if the Digital Health technologists had to deal with the FDA to get you a tool like the Apple Watch’s health features approved in 2018 , the equivalent of 10 minutes after the watch was announced.

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We recently provided testimony before the Missouri legislature about the ties between digital equity and telehealth, how not having internet connections at the requisite speeds means you can't have telehealth", says McClain Bryant Macklin, director of policy and strategic initiatives at the Health Forward Foundation.

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Five technologies to mitigate social isolation in older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Technology’s role in mitigating it is being studied in research programs and healthcare. In one study of studies , the authors concluded that while it seems apparent that it can be helpful, specific technologies were not studied separately. category tags: social isolation , AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline

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Has telehealth hit the high watermark?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A study by non-profit group FAIR Health suggests a 4,000% increase in telehealth claims across the country in the first few months of the pandemic. Paddy Padmanabhan is Founder and CEO of Damo Consulting, a growth strategy and digital transformation advisory firm that works with healthcare enterprises and global technology companies.