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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. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Report Reveals Digital Diabetes Management Tools Fail to Deliver Benefits, Increase Costs

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Digital diabetes management tools are failing to deliver meaningful health benefits to patients, according to a new evaluation by the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI). – The report casts doubt on the effectiveness of widely used digital diabetes management tools.

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House Rx Secures $30M to Optimize the Specialty Pharmacy Experience for Patients and Their Care Teams

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today House Rx, a health technology platform that empowers oncology and rheumatology physician practices with medically integrated dispensing, announced they’ve secured $30 million in financing. Medically Integrated Dispensing: A Remedy for Patients and Providers. ”

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Is Gait The Most Overlooked Patient Vital Sign?

HIT Consultant

This enables clinicians to monitor gait in a patient’s typical environment comparable to how one would monitor heart rate or blood glucose levels using portable at-home devices that send real-time data back to the provider for a more complete picture of health. Gait assessment should be utilized in the same way.

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94% of Consumers are Satisfied with Virtual Primary Care

HIT Consultant

The study included findings around familiarity and experience with virtual primary care, virtual primary care and chronic conditions, current health and practices, and more. Fortunately, some health plans – like those affiliated with Elevance Health – include virtual primary care as a plan benefit.

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How virtual health is transforming care delivery

Cloud Blogs

COVID-19 caused a massive acceleration in the use of virtual health services and has helped expand access to care at a time when the ongoing pandemic has severely restricted patients' ability to see their doctors. Virtual health has numerous advantages for patients and providers alike. six in ten adults in the U.S.

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How virtual health is transforming care delivery

Cloud Blogs

COVID-19 caused a massive acceleration in the use of virtual health services and has helped expand access to care at a time when the ongoing pandemic has severely restricted patients' ability to see their doctors. Virtual health has numerous advantages for patients and providers alike. six in ten adults in the U.S.