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Voting for Health in 2020

Health Populi

In the pre-election ballots cast, the number of ballots cast has surpassed total 2016 voter turnout. I met a man named Jean Claude Healy , who led an information technology division in the European Commission with a strong focus on a new concept called “eHealth.” Historically, just over one-half of eligible voters in Texas have voted.

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Tech-Smart Seniors Have a Role To Play In Managing Rx Costs

Electronic Health Reporter

By Chris Hakim, general manager and senior vice president, eHealth. Pharmaceutical manufacturers face growing pressure from legislators, employers and consumers to control prescription drug costs, which have increased by as much as 15 percent between 2008 and 2016. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

2016 Oct; 2(4): 237–244. Telemedicine: opportunities and developments in Member States: report on the second global survey on eHealth. Global Observatory for eHealth Series, 2). Telehealth and eHealth in nurse practitioner training: current perspectives. 2016; 7(2): 238–247. Gandapur et al. Henry et al.

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Particle Health’s Latest White Paper Offers the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Health Information Network (HIN) Data Exchange Performance Metrics to Date

Digital Health Global

The CommonWell Health Alliance has access to 29,000 sites and 153 million individuals; Carequality has access to 55,000 sites and 300,000,000 document exchanges per month; and eHealth Exchange has access to 75,000 sites and 120 million individuals.

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Digital Transformation Is The New Mantra But Can’t Happen Without Access To Connectivity

Health Populi

In 2016, 56% of rural households across the OECD community had access to fixed broadband with a minimum speed of 30 Mbps, versus 85% of households in non-rural areas. The increases availability of data can move eHealth to intelligent health, or “iHealth,” OECD states.

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SEARCH is Headed to the West Coast

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

(telemedicine, telehealth, eHealth, mHealth, etc.). SEARCH started in 2016 as a small team of academics, researchers, and clinical professionals who met to discuss the need for a society of connected health researchers – free from commercial bias – to prove (or disprove) the benefits of telemedicine.

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Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer, Part 2

Lloyd Price

"Rwanda’s eHealth Strategic Plan for 2016–2020 is the key driver to economic growth and to improving the lives of people. All targets related to the three health-MDGs were met, with a notable success in reduction of child mortality and considerable improvements in maternal health. "Rwanda’s " Dr.