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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

My Zoom invitation to Stacy was a very convenient excuse for me to catch up with a friend in the field: we have known each other since Stacy started to grow her health-social media presence on Twitter. Stacy doubled down on the explanation of being a “healthcare executive” before morphing into patient advocate. I said, OK, great.

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Telehealth expansion is one of COVID-19's silver linings

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Historically, healthcare was something done to patients, says Dr. Carl Nohr of the Canadian Medical Association. In 2016, Nohr said the system needed to move to an era where healthcare is something done with patients. "My role is not so much directing care," he said, "but finding out what people value.

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Care coordination for older adults – still elusive, does tech help?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Catching my eye – a relatively new company, Sage, offers a ‘ care coordination’ platform for senior living , just received another $15 million. Care coordination in healthcare is largely a pipe dream. The core of coordination rests on communication, which is notoriously poor for older adults seeing multiple healthcare providers.

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My Health, My Data – Thinking Consumers, Privacy and Self-Care at HIMSS 2023

Health Populi

The Washington State legislature passed House Bill 1155, aka the My Health, My Data Act , last week. ” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. Governor Jay Inslee is expected to sign this into State law later this year.

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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. Who is my telehealth consumer? But telehealth is much more.

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Our future tech interactions mandate personalized user experiences

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Today’s fragmented tech experience offers behaviors based on a disconnected set of profiles – a Starbucks profile knows what coffee I like, a Gmail profile knows about my Inbox preferences, and Marriott knows what kind of room or bed is preferred. We will expect that our profile will drive technology access.

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A look back on 2020: reshaping the healthcare IT landscape

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" As I reflect upon the year 2020, it is unequivocally highlighted and underscored as the most significant year in my lifetime thus far regarding the healthcare industry's response to the desperation generated by the coronavirus. The year 2021 can be the most exciting for the healthcare industry.