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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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Connected health tools help seniors, but a digital divide persists

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The analysis, based on data from over 2,100 participants and conducted by University of Michigan and Veteran Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, also revealed significant disparities in usage driven by race, income, education, and geography.

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Ping An launches AI avatars of top Chinese doctors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Shanghai-based Ping An Health, the health technology unit of Chinese insurance firm Ping An, has launched a generative AI-powered chatbot on its mobile health application featuring the avatars of real physicians.

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The Role of Patient-Generated Health Data and Wearable Technology in the Future Innovation of EHR Systems

Healthcare IT Today

So today we are going to narrow our focus down to patient-generated health data and wearable technology. We reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community to ask what role do patient-generated health data and wearable technology play in the future innovation of EHR systems? The following are their answers.

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6 Best Practices To Improve Your Mobile Health App

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest blog post by Joe Tuan is the founder of Topflight Apps. mHealth apps are meant to deliver life-saving functions. Whether it’s for e-prescription, appointment setting, patient management or even patient education, you want to make sure your users can find and fully utilize all the functions of your app.

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Mobile Health and Data Safety: Convenience vs. Privacy

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Technology may be revolutionizing the healthcare industry but while mobile health applications and cloud-based management are convenient, many think they may be compromising the privacy of healthcare data. It’s also important to note that mobile health isn’t just for patients either.

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NIH seeks proposals for advanced mobile hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

These include the development of a miniaturized self-shielded CT scanner that achieves >80% reduction in size, weight and power from standard scanners along with software that connects remote medical devices with electronic health records and provides real-time, interactive decision support. Enterprise Taxonomy: