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What is the clinical value of mHealth for patients?

mHealth Insight

An interesting paper asking “What is the clinical value of mHealth for patients?” Edward Fitzgerald (KPMG International), Thomas Holme (Department of trauma and orthopaedic surgery, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS) and Alison McGregor (Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford).

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Connecting for Health at Home: A Unified Field Theory from #CES2025 (On Samsung, Withings, and Panasonic)

Health Populi

I left Las Vegas and #CES2025 with the hopeful sense that self-care is primary care, and that the homes and the people who live in them are getting increasingly prepared and enabled for life- and work-flows to bolster our health, medical care, and well-being.

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The COVID-19 Era Has Grown Health Consumer Demand for Virtual Care

Health Populi

Over one-half of Americans would likely use virtual care for their healthcare services, and one in four people would actually prefer a virtual relationship with a primary care physician, according to the fifth annual 2020 Consumer Sentiment Survey from UnitedHealthcare.

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Health@Retail Update: Kroger and Hy-Vee Morph Grocery into Health, Walmart’s Health Center, CVS/housing and More

Health Populi

As patients continue take on financial risk for paying for health care, now as medical bill payers and health consumers, these are the UX-designed experiences for health care people want to frequent (when they choose to access health care services).

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The Convergence of Health/Care and Real Estate

Health Populi

There’s no denying the growth of telehealth, virtual visits, remote health monitoring and mHealth apps in the healthcare landscape. But these growing technologies don’t replace the role of real estate in health, wellness and medical care. trillion industry.” ” The first chart illustrates U.S.

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Amazon launch Amazon Care service offering Mobile Video Consults with Primary Care Physicians & Nurses

mHealth Insight

This isn’t the first experience they have of trying to run a healthcare service for employees as in 2013 at Zappos.com (a subsidiary since it was acquired in 2009) they launched TurnTable Health as a ‘next generation primary care clinic’ for staff next door to their huge office in downtown Las Vegas.

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

Health Populi

Self-care is the new black, as I have written and proselytized. Prevention is especially powerful for heart health – the social determinants of healthy eating/nutritious food, physical activity, and access to primary care all bolster a healthy heart and resilient living.