HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 13, 2023

– The Digital Health Advisory Committee will advise the FDA on issues related to DHTs, providing relevant expertise and perspective to help improve the agency’s understanding of the benefits, risks, and clinical outcomes associated with use of DHTs. “As director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.

Health Technology 101

Health Technology Prevention Healthcare 101

HIT Consultant

MARCH 21, 2024

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.

Physical Therapy 98

Physical Therapy Doctors Medicaid Prevention 98

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Like using preventive measures such as diet and exercise to stave off heart disease and other dangerous health conditions, healthcare has a distinct opportunity to prevent the spread of infections by addressing one of the primary root causes, improper cleaning and disinfecting. In total, fungal infections kill at least 1.6

Hospitals 94

Hospitals Prevention Patient Safety Healthcare 94

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In 3 years’ time, globally, 7 in 10 clinicians expect that both physicians AND nurses will be expert int he use of digital health technology, and would be a desirable outcome. clinicians for the 2023 research (fielded in April and May 2023).

Nursing 98

Nursing Doctors Prevention Health Technology 98

HIT Consultant

MAY 30, 2023

Gary Rothenberg, Chief Medical Officer of Podimetrics In an interview with HIT Consultant, Dr. Gary Rothenberg, Chief Medical Officer of Podimetrics talks about how healthcare technology can help support a focus on social determinants of health (SDoH) to enhance the relationship between the patient and physician/care team.

Prevention 88

Prevention Health Science Health Technology Clinical Practice 88

Health Populi

AUGUST 22, 2022

“Partnerships, including JVs and alliances with other healthcare organizations and with new entrants, are just one way to access new capabilities, unlock speed to market, and achieve capital, scale, and operational efficiencies” in health care transformations. Swiss Re, as a re-insurer, is in the business of managing risk.

Life Sciences 117

Life Sciences Secondary Care Prevention Primary Care 117

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

“Big Tech has the capability to disrupt healthcare, though the complexity of healthcare ecosystems is not making it easy for these companies,” according to Big Tech & Digital Health , a detailed update from HealthXL published last week. Why Big Tech and why now?

Healthcare 68

Healthcare Regulations Telemedicine Prevention 68

GoMoHealth

JUNE 22, 2021

This is certainly true in our personal lives, as we have turned to and become reliant on FaceTime, Zoom and other e-connections to stay connected to family and friends, and even more so when it comes to healthcare management, with the COVID-19 pandemic forever impacting the way healthcare is delivered. What Are Digital Therapeutics?

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Healthcare Telemedicine Remote Care Pharmaceuticals 52

Healthcare ECONOMIST

JANUARY 17, 2024

“Application of social determinants of health (SDoH) to HEOR is increasing… The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion looks at SDoH as part of its Healthy People 2030 initiative. ” Accelerated drug approvals. ” Value measurement.

Pharmaceuticals 72

Pharmaceuticals Health Technology Accountability Patient Experience 72

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The goal is to reduce maternal mortality by aiding healthcare workers, such as midwives, in identifying potential problems during pregnancy at an early stage. The partnership aims to bring health technology to underserved areas globally, helping prevent maternal deaths during childbirth.

Prevention 52

Prevention Health Technology Healthcare 52

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

What You Should Know: – Color , a San Francisco, CA-based health technology company committed to advancing public health, announced a $100 million Series E financing round at a valuation of $4.6 – Color makes population-scale healthcare programs accessible, convenient, and cost-effective for everyone.

Prevention 62

Prevention Health Technology Accountability Healthcare 62

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Philips surveyed health care professionals and consumers living in 15 countries, from North America to Asia, and found that these health systems share one over-arching objective: to provide quality care with improved experiences for both patients and healthcare professionals.

Healthcare 87

Healthcare Patient Experience Health Data Regulations 87

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Among older people who do not use health apps, half say it is because of their lack of interest, we learn from the research in Mobile Health App Use Among Older Adults from the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging, sponsored by AARP.

Prevention 174

Prevention Health Technology Healthcare Medicare 174

HIT Consultant

APRIL 20, 2022

healthcare system has been moving towards value-based care (VBC) which encourages health providers to improve care quality by reimbursing them based on successful outcomes rather than individual medical services. This can lead to an increased use of health services, many of which may be preventable.

Integration 97

Integration Primary Care Telemedicine Patient Experience 97

Patient Safety Movement

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Patients, children, and healthcare workers are killed and injured. We need to bring back the sanctity of healthcare facilities and our children and take them out of battle zones. This brings up the concept of wearable digital health technologies for monitoring.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Prevention Hospitals Healthcare 52

Health Populi

MAY 5, 2022

Demand for self-care, preventive nutrition and at-home consumption that makes health. The second graphic from IRI’s May 2022 Client Engagement work illustrates several aspects to self-care at home that’s holistic, covering food-as-medicine demand, home hygiene, well-being, health & beauty, and sustainability.

Prevention 115

Prevention Primary Care Health Technology Integration 115

Health Populi

JULY 28, 2020

On 27th July, CTA announced the Association’s launch of the Public Health Tech Initiative. has highlighted the huge demand for health technology solutions. CTA’s new Public Health Technology Initiative promises to be an important, impactful effort as a public-private partnership.

Telemedicine 116

Telemedicine Prevention Health Technology Doctors 116

Health Populi

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In October 2021, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced that Robert Ford, CEO and President of Abbott, would give a keynote speech at CES 2022, the world’s largest annual convention of the technology industry.

Pharmaceuticals 161

Pharmaceuticals Prevention Doctors Health Technology 161

Health Populi

MARCH 14, 2023

In 2014, ECRI pivoted the title of this annual report to “patient safety concerns,” a nuance away from health technology. While technology is embedded in this list, the headlines have more to do with social, mental, and behavioral health than pure-play technology and devices.

Patient Safety 73

Patient Safety Health Technology Nursing Prevention 73

Healthcare It News

MARCH 17, 2022

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. Challenges for healthcare professionals along the patient pathway. Roles in healthcare are changing.

Healthcare 361

Healthcare Integration Medical Technology Health Data 361

Health Populi

JULY 15, 2022

However, there will be some bright spots of growth for consumer tech spending, for 5G smartphones, smart home applications, gaming, and health technologies, noted in the Consumer Technology Association’s CTA U.S. Consumer Technology One-Year Industry Forecast, 2018-2023. and hardware to fall by 1.4%

Primary Care 118

Primary Care Health Technology Healthcare Prevention 118

HIT Consultant

MARCH 23, 2023

Clinician shortage has reached a new level of urgency as we face rising demand and healthcare costs, according to a recent Accenture report. Healthcare workers are increasingly burned out and leaving the industry altogether in droves. Those who remain to do the work are overburdened. Justin Norden, Partner at GSR Ventures, a $3.5B

Nursing 97

Nursing Patient Safety Healthcare Hospitals 97

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The ARC Innovation Center focuses on digital health technologies including precision medicine, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), predictive analytics, telemedicine and mobile health. The quality of innovation at Sheba has earned the trust of healthcare innovators and industry alike.

Healthcare Innovation 96

Healthcare Innovation Telemedicine Hospitals Prevention 96

Healthcare ECONOMIST

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Disagreement is more likely to occur if a treatment intervention is musculoskeletal and less likely to occur if it is surgical or involves secondary prevention, or if the study was funded by a pharmaceutical company. Using this approach, they find that: …disagreement between the two types of analyses occurs in 19 percent of cases.

Pharmaceuticals 62

Pharmaceuticals Prevention Health Technology 62

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 31, 2024

What You Should Know: – ECRI , an independent healthcare safety organization, has released its annual Top 10 Health Technology Hazards list for 2024 , highlighting critical safety concerns for healthcare providers and the medical device industry. These systems offer a range of capabilities (e.g.,

Health Technology 96

Health Technology Medical Technology Prevention Healthcare Providers 96

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 26, 2022

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.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Urgent Care Health Technology Healthcare Providers 52

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

What You Should Know: – Story Health , a health technology and services company that extends specialty care into patient’s homes raises $22.6M healthcare expenditures, accounting for more than $200 billion each year. in Series A funding co-led by Northpond Ventures and B Capital Group.

Patient Experience 52

Patient Experience Medicaid Medicare Accountability 52

HIT Consultant

JULY 21, 2023

While healthcare providers of different fields are trained to measure and interpret these vital signs, cardiologists are trained to make advanced clinical decisions. Physical therapists are healthcare professionals trained to optimize health through movement and a critical component of their evaluation is assessing gait and mobility.

Physical Therapy 93

Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Integration Doctors 93

Health Populi

JUNE 1, 2021

Laurie Orlov, tech industry veteran, writer, speaker and elder care advocate, is the founder of the encyclopedia Aging and Health Technology Watch website, takes this propitious moment to assess The Future of Wearables and Older Adult in a new report.

Telemedicine 133

Telemedicine Doctors Medicare Prevention 133

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

However, innovative healthcare companies have recently started to harness the power of peer support to improve health outcomes. Companies like PatientsLikeMe, Supportiv, and WEGO Health have all made peer support a core part of their business and value proposition.

Prevention 52

Prevention Integration Healthcare Health Technology 52

Cloud Blogs

MARCH 23, 2021

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 technology is enabling healthcare organizations to reimagine how care is delivered and managed for the long term.

Prevention 92

Prevention Doctors Hospitals Healthcare 92

Cloud Blogs

MARCH 23, 2021

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 technology is enabling healthcare organizations to reimagine how care is delivered and managed for the long term.

Prevention 52

Prevention Doctors Hospitals Healthcare 52

Sheppard Health Law

JULY 5, 2022

The AHLA’s Annual Meeting held June 27-29 in Chicago reunited healthcare attorneys across the country. The diverse group of attendees were eager not only to reconnect in-person, but also to process the changes that the now-easing pandemic has brought to all corners of the healthcare industry.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Regulations Healthcare Providers Prevention 52

HIT Consultant

MAY 1, 2023

Precision engagement is an emerging development within digital therapeutics One of the fast-growing categories within medicine today is digital therapeutics (DTx), which is the delivery of evidence-based treatment through digital solutions that help prevent, manage, or treat a disorder or disease.

Life Sciences 87

Life Sciences Telemedicine Medicare Patient Experience 87

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 20, 2023

What You Should Know: – ECRI , the nation’s largest non-profit patient safety organization, names communications gaps with recalls of home-use medical devices as the nation’s most pressing health technology safety issue for 2023. The 10 topics on ECRI’s 2023 hazards list are listed below in rank order: 1.

Health Technology 91

Health Technology Patient Safety Prevention Integration 91

Health Populi

MARCH 1, 2018

Health is determined by many factors in our own hands, and in forces around us: physical environment, built environment, and public policy. These are the social determinants of health, but knowing them even for the N of 1 patient isn’t quite enough to help the healthcare industry move the needle on outcomes and costs.

Population Health 79

Population Health Prevention Accountability Doctors 79

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

healthcare system. Dr. Wallensky and other public health officials acknowledged “vaccine fatigue” and the relatively low uptake of vaccinations for fending off the coronavirus and the flu as well as other infectious diseases. health care, with hospital costs following in second place, seen in the December 2022 KFF Health Tracking Poll.

Health Technology 62

Health Technology Primary Care Patient Experience Healthcare 62