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Alexandra Hospital leverages cloud-based service to help patients avoid preventable chronic disease

Healthcare It News

Alexandra Hospital has taken part in the launch of a new cloud-based digital health service in Singapore by telecommunications provider StarHub, together with its partners, health technology company ConnectedLife and Fitbit. Moreover, users can set up nudges and reminder alerts on medication, exercise, or scheduled medical checkups.

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Advancing Health Equity by Addressing The Health Data Desert

HIT Consultant

The remaining 80% comes from the social determinants of health, such as public safety, the availability of stable jobs, access to green spaces, cultural practices, and more. Rural communities may lack easy access to preventive care and screenings. Language barriers may deter certain populations from finding accurate information.

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The Heart of Health at CES 2020 – Evidence & Innovation Bridge Consumers and Doctors

Health Populi

The HRS/CTA guidelines offer pros and cons of wearable tech, providing a balanced view on the current state of efficacy, quality, and physician willingness to accept consumers’ use of digital health tools. On the “pro” side of the equation are, Immediate access to real-time health data.

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What will be the impact of COVID-19 on the next wave of health IT innovation?

Healthcare It News

And second, so much of what influences health takes place outside of healthcare settings, where patients live, work and play. Today there's a huge push to integrate social determinants of health data into these larger datasets, but we remain in a situation where that data is either not collected or too general to be useful.

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HealthTap Launches Eval360 for Health Plans to Expand PCP Care for Members

HIT Consultant

Connecting Members With Primary Care Doctors That Provide Longitudinal Care. HealthTap provides its members access to their own long-term doctor of their choice to orchestrate all their ongoing health needs every step of the way.

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Forward Secures $100M to Expand AI-Powered Doctor’s Offices

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Forward , a leading AI-powered healthcare company, has announced $100M in growth capital to expand its network of Forward CarePods, self-service AI-powered doctor’s offices. Patients can access Health Apps in Forward CarePods and the Forward mobile app.

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83% of Patients Provided Duplicate Health Info at a Doctor’s Office

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – New data from Carta Healthcare shows 83% of patients have had to provide the same health information or duplicate health information at a doctor’s office. Glaring Obstacles in Patient Experience Improvement.

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