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Patient concerns in healthcare digitalisation: Rising inequalities

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In the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland, individual healthcare providers offer their own patient portals. This means if a person visits multiple facilities, they must use different portals to access their health data. On the dark side, there are patient concerns: Will my data be exploited? Is it safe?

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Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Market to Reach $750B by 2033

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. – This transformative ledger system is projected to propel the global Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Market to a staggering $750B by 2033, a 69.2% This is the future promised by blockchain, a decentralized digital ledger that guarantees data integrity and revolutionizes information exchange. valuation in 2023.

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Digitalization in healthcare empowers patients

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In today’s digitalized healthcare environment, keeping the best outcomes for patients at the center of all activity increasingly depends on the smart use of medical data. Furthermore, ensuring that therapeutic decisions comply with clinical guidelines is front-of-mind for all healthcare providers.

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The future of technology can make your hospital a model of care and efficiency

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The role of technology in healthcare According to Deloitte, 92% of survey respondents consider better patient experiences the “top desired outcome from digital transformation.” ” 1 Improvements stem from how medtech connects patients to their data and healthcare providers.

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Patients want health record access with usability, says Sequoia Project

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The findings and recommendations from Sequoia's Consumer Voices Workgroup could help patient portal developers to better understand how users encounter challenges in accessing, using and sharing their health information, patient advocates say. 43% experienced duplicating tests/images because they weren’t shared between providers.

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AHA says OCR's online tracking tool rules need to go

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In its September RFI, the HELP Committee asked stakeholders for feedback on a number of questions about health data and accountability, including whether accountable entities should have a duty of loyalty to patients and how it could be imposed so as to minimize burdens on those entities.

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5 sessions to look out for at HIMSS23 APAC

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A digital replica of me that helps doctors know when I might be at higher risk of developing new conditions and potentially changing the course of my health for the better? They will also not have to fill in new forms when visiting another health facility. Sign me up, please.

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