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What Role Can Consumer Health Technology Play in Diagnoses?

HIT Consultant

David Smith, President at ilumivu There’s an ongoing debate regarding the role that consumer health technology , like wearable health devices (i.e., Because this is a relatively new technology, the scope of its potential impact is, at present, only scraping the surface. What are the drawbacks of health technology?

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Dr. Roboto? Stanford Medicine Foresees Digital Doctors “Maturing”

Health Populi

Physicians are evolving as digital doctors, embracing the growing role of data generated in electronic health records as well as through their patients using wearable technologies and mobile health apps downloaded in ubiquitous smartphones, described in The Rise of the Data-Driven Physician , a 2020 Health Trends Report from Stanford Medicine.

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Why healthcare leaders should embrace home-based technologies

Healthcare It News

Home health technologies will have an increasingly larger role to play in healthcare delivery as the silver tsunami of the aging population strain the system. Home-based health technologies are any preventive care technology tool that elevates health.

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“My Doctor’s Office” Should Accept Wearable Tech Health Data, Most Patients Say

Health Populi

“Do personal health trackers belong in the doctor’s office?” Unique to this study is the patient sample polled: Software Advice surveyed 876 patients in September 2023 to gauge their perspectives on wearable tech and health. ” Software Advice wondered.

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APAC to double down on home hospitalisation, tech-enabled preventive care

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" Prof Lee also noted the "rapid advances" in wearable health technologies, which have allowed people to get a hold of their physiological data. "Patient experience is not just about talking to the doctor. They can be treated at home – that's the next wave of care that I see." " he asked.

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Physician adoption of digital health tools is accelerating, AMA research shows

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"These technologies also must be designed and deployed in ways that advance health equity," he added. Doctors across specialties adopting RPM tools.

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

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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. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.