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Retail Health Update for Pharmacy – Mail Order Beats Brick & Mortar, J.D. Power Finds

Health Populi

People have been undergoing their own human kind of digital transformations, turbocharged during the pandemic for many who never used Zoom or Amazon Prime or Uber. That consumer-borne digital transformation has shaped people as health consumers, many having used telehealth and appointment-scheduling online. And peoples’ relationships with pharmacies are also changing, with more health consumers finding greater satisfaction with their mail order pharmacy experiences than with moat retail br

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Epic rolls out new feature to make it easier for patients to share medical records with health apps

FierceHealthIT

Medical records software giant Epic has rolled out a new feature that makes it easier for patients to release their medical records to the health or wellness apps they use. | The new capability is part of a wider effort by the healthcare industry, facilitated by new health tech policies from the federal government, to advance data-sharing at scale.

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Bonus Features – August 4, 2024 – 60% of consumers are willing to use AI tools to get answers to health questions, GE and AWS partnering to build generative AI for diagnostics, plus 23 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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AWS HealthScribe: Transforming patient-clinician experiences with conversational and generative AI

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: AWS HealthScribe is a HIPAA-eligible machine learning (ML) service that leverages speech recognition and generative AI to automate the creation of clinical documentation. It 's designed to streamline the workflow of healthcare providers by: Transcribing patient-clinician conversations: Accurately converts spoken words into text. Generating clinical notes: Automatically creates preliminary clinical notes based on the transcribed conversation.

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The Evolution of Communication in Healthcare Settings

Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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Frequency of internet use and hypertension risk among men and women in Kenya: an analysis of the 2022 demographic and health survey

BMC Digital Health

The proliferation of internet use in the 21st century has brought about a pluralistic effect on health. Users of the internet are more exposed to health information, thus, making them more health literate and mor.