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Physician adoption of digital health tools is accelerating, AMA research shows

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Medical Association's digital health research released today shows increased rates of digital health adoption among physicians over the last six years and provides insights into their expectations. The average number of digital health tools in use by a physician grew from 2.2 in 2016 to 3.8

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India prioritising shift to remote care: survey

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Royal Philips has published its latest Future Health Index 2021 report that explores how healthcare leaders are confronting the present challenges of the pandemic and where their current and future priorities lie. Leaders unanimously believed that the country's policies and plans contribute to building a resilient healthcare system.

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Why have billion dollar digital health companies struggled since the pandemic?

Lloyd Price

Digital health funding pre pandemic: 2018 Digital health companies raised a total of $8.1 There were 368 deals in the digital health space in 2018, with an average deal size of $22.2 Other areas that received significant investment included telemedicine, digital therapeutics, and health insurance technology.

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Digital health in Africa: hype or hope?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Digital health in Africa is a rapidly growing field, with the potential to improve access to healthcare and quality of care across the continent. Cost: Digital health technologies can be expensive, which can make them inaccessible to low-income populations.

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Researchers to facilitate telemedicine for managing chronic illnesses in rural Pakistan

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Data obtained by the US-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation showed that in the past decade, ischemic heart disease, stroke, and diabetes were among the top 10 causes of death in the country. THE LARGER TREND. At the start of the outbreak, it launched a free telehealth service via WhatsApp.

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Digital engagement and transformation of healthcare in Singapore

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

COVID-19 has pushed digital health technologies such as telehealth and remote monitoring /virtual care into the fore, and the nation-state of Singapore is no exception.

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The benefits and future of remote patient monitoring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The pandemic exposed the need for the rapid adoption of increasingly innovative digital health technologies. Healthcare IT News interviewed Dr. Medicare currently doesn't reimburse federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) or rural health centers (RHCs) for RPM. Then COVID-19 hit. What is the problem?