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The Growth of DIY Digital Health – What’s Behind the Zeitgeist of Self-Reliance?

Health Populi

This study looked into the digital health device users’ perspectives for and experiences with sharing the data beyond their own tracking and “eyes.” ” One in 4 consumers have been alerted by a personal medical device regarding a pending health issue. appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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The Patient As Payor: Workers Covered by Employer Health Insurance Spend 11.5% of Household Incomes on Premiums and Deductibles

Health Populi

Workers covered by health insurance through their companies spend 11.5% of their household income on health insurance premiums and deductibles based on The Commonwealth Fund’s latest report on employee health care costs, Trends in Employer Health Coverage, 2008-2018: Higher Costs for Workers and Their Families.

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Considering Technology Adoption -- AARP’s 2008 Healthy@Home

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Remember Healthy@Home in 2008 ? The iPhone had just been released in June of 2007, so this survey did not ask about smartphone use – there was no Digital Health (a " check engine light for your body! "); the Longevity Economy hadn’t been invented; Fitbit was a 2007 new clip-on tracker , and Facebook was still a campus toy.

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News from the Consumer Technology Association and Withings Further Demonstrates Private Sector’s Role in the Pandemic and Public Health

Health Populi

This week, announcements from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Withings further bolster the case for the private sector bolstering public health in this pandemic…and future ones to come beyond the Age of the Coronavirus. On 27th July, CTA announced the Association’s launch of the Public Health Tech Initiative.

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Concord Technologies Acquires Top-Rated Salesforce App Provider, Opero

Healthcare IT Today

For more than 20 years, billions of sensitive records containing valuable patient information have been reliably, accurately, and securely sent and received across Concord’s digital health network, and today, the company processes over 5 billion pages of protected data each year.

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Five Digital Health Imperatives for Patient Safety

The Digital Health Corner

In fact, low health literacy is related to higher mortality rates. In a post I wrote here in 2012, I discussed some of the implications of low health literacy. A technology called blockchain was developed in 2008 and has found its biggest interest in the financial industry.

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Keena Healthcare Technology and Altera Digital Health expand strategic partnership

Digital Health Global

Altera to offer Keena’s full line of workflow optimization and data integration solutions to TouchWorks® EHR clients NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Keena Healthcare Technology , a healthcare optimization organization, and Altera Digital Health , a global health IT leader, announce today that they have engaged in a reseller agreement.