Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2021

sought health information online in 2020, a slight decline from 2018. More young women than young men looked for health info online, as well as more Hispanic/Latinx and White youngers compared with Blacks. Demographics collected included age, gender, race/ethnicity, and LGBTQ+ identity. Some 8 in 10 younger people in the U.S.

Mental health 390

Mental health Public Health Mobile Health Health Information 390

Chilmark Research

APRIL 3, 2013

Public vs. Private Oversight of Mobile Health. mHealth, known for rapid innovation and iteration, has a tendency to buck at the snail’s pace of FDA regulation. This could herald a new age of credibility for mHealth. The post Who will regulate mHealth? Below are abstracts from this month’s update. John Moore III.

mHealth 60

mHealth Interoperability HIE EHR 60

Health Populi

MAY 3, 2021

While the “in-person” visit to a doctor or medical professional continues to rank first as consumers’ most-trusted information source, the virtual doc or clinician rose in trust during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Euromonitor’s latest read on Consumer Health: Changes in Consumer Behaviour during COVID-19.

Mental health 296

Mental health Mobile Health Digital Health Health Information 296

Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2019

Health Populi’s Hot Points: There’s a new social determinant of health in town, and it’s broadband connectivity. The lack of broadband to rural health citizens exacerbates disparities by preventing people from digital engagement in their health and caring for loved ones.

Telehealth 225

Telehealth Health Information Primary Care mHealth 225

Health Populi

AUGUST 27, 2018

Looking for health information online is just part of being a normal, mainstream health consumer, according to the third Rock Health Digital Health Consumer Adoption Survey published this week. adults were online health information hunters. By 2017, 8 in 10 U.S.

Digital Health 128

Digital Health Health Information Telemedicine Health Data 128

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

More would like to use tech to access and transmit personal health information to their doctors, to monitor health issues, along with health and fitness improvement goals. More older people have signed on to social networks to keep in touch with friends and grandchildren, and are using smarter phones and tablets.

Digital Health 273

Digital Health Telehealth Connected Care Health Information 273

Health Populi

APRIL 10, 2018

I leave you with one proviso which could be a barrier to patients engaging with digitized health information: in the wake of Facebook/Cambridge Analytica, there is a wake-up call for consumers to become more mindful about the security of their personal data online.

EHR 209

EHR Health IT Patient Experience HIPAA 209