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

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: What we-know-we-know is that the pandemic experience, emerging five years ago this week based on WHO’s pronouncement of the public health emergency, is that our homes became our health hubs.

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As Workers’ Healthcare Costs Increase, Employers Look to Telehealth and Wearable Tech to Manage Cost & Health Risks

Health Populi

Over the past decade the share of workers in plans with annual deductibles has grown from 59% in 2008 to 85% in 2018. The biggest cost problem is for people who are sick, Altman asserted: this is, as he observed, “the opposite of how a health system should work.” employers ask.

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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

The growth of virtual care and telehealth, adoption of wearable technologies ( discussed here in Health Populi in yesterday’s coverage of the Capgemini health consumer study), and growing use of the cloud were all shown off at CES 2020. .

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

Here’s the essential telehealth terminology that will put you ahead of the curve. This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. Get to know these, and you should be able to follow along with most telehealth industry conversations or lectures no problem.

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Telehealth, Right Here, Right Now: Calling on Congress to Vote for America’s Health and Well-being

Health Populi

We can agree that, The cost of eggs is too high AI can be both exciting and promising at the same time as concerning It s ucks to have your personal data cyberattacked and breached, and, Having access to telehealth is important. Thats just a bit on the demand side for telehealth. health citizens, Right Here, Right Now.