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The future of the waiting room, and how telemedicine and mobile health could change it

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

David Berg, cofounder and chairman of the board of Redirect Health, a primary care national healthcare organization featuring telemedicine and mobile health, believes the healthcare industry should reduce unnecessary inconveniences – such as extensive travel or wait times – from the healthcare experience.

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Getting to a minimum viable product (MVP) health care app: Partner with physicians

KevinMD

Over the course of several years, IBM’s fledgling Watson for Oncology program has received a wide range of reviews. The article is filed under the keywords “AI,” “Watson,” “health,” “health care,” and “Doctor: This product is a piece of s**t.” Among them is a harsh critique published by Gizmodo.

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Blood Pressure From the Wrist for the First Time – Welcome, Omron HeartGuide

Health Populi

Furthermore, let’s get real about health care costs, which of course, is a Health Populi /THINK-Health modus vivendi. The average cost of an ambulatory care visit is now nearly $500 , and an inpatient stay, about $22,000. Self-care is the new black, as I have written and proselytized.

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The 2022 Health Populi TrendCast for Consumers and Health Citizens

Health Populi

In 2022, most people are looking for more control over their health and food-as-medicine is gaining traction in peoples’ kitchens. FMI’s latest look into grocery stores as a place to source food that bolsters their health to prevent disease and manage chronic conditions.

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Self-Care is Healthcare for Everyday People

Health Populi

Today, the health and wellness consumer can DIY all of these things at home through a huge array of products available in pharmacies, supermarkets, Big Box stores, cosmetic superstores, convenience and dollar stores, and other retail channels – increasingly, online (THINK, of course, of Amazon — more on the A-word in the Hot Points below).

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FDA and Digital Health Regulation

Health Blawg

Of course, one would hope that consumer protection regulators would step in to keep a lid on the quackery that is sometimes offered in those categories. The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). physical fitness. mental acuity.

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Digital self-management emerging as a new high growth HealthTech sub-sector in 2024

Lloyd Price

The growth of the digital self-management market is being driven by a number of factors, including the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, the rising demand for personalized healthcare, and the growing adoption of mobile health (mHealth) technologies. In 2021, the global digital self-management market received a total of $12.9

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