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Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

Health Populi

In particular, health consumers in America want more access to their personal health data, a study from the Pew Research Center has found in Americans Want Federal Government to Make Sharing Electronic Health Data Easier. More younger people would be interested in downloading personal health records compared with older people.

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Vast majority of specialists increased use of telehealth tech during COVID-19 pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

specialists, 79% said that their use of telemedicine technology had increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey adds yet another data point to the massive increase in telemedicine use amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic. The same report also found that telemedicine mobile app downloads had dramatically increased.

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare It News

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. Big cable and telecom companies set cap limits on the amount of data customers can download for web content, audio and video streaming and applications.

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Telehealth and RPM help St. John's reduce healthcare disparities

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

John's Well Child and Family Center due to the stringent "safer at home" order from local government as well as the need to meet residents' healthcare needs while protecting the safety of both providers and patients. "Patients do not have to download an app and can just use their telephones. " PROPOSAL.

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Telehealth is past the 'tipping point' – how's it doing with interoperability?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the American Telemedicine Association annual conference kicks off in New Orleans this week, the organization has published a white paper focused on the status of telehealth interoperability. This important interoperability initiative governs much of the promise for the future of telemedicine." WHY IT MATTERS.

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Jordanian telehealth solution to provide free medical access for Beirut residents

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Dubbing itself as the “first and largest platform in the Arab region that offers telemedicine consultation services”, Altibbi will provide the free Arabic-language consultations for a month, allowing anyone who needs medical assistance to connect directly with doctors via audio calls or online chat. ” THE LARGER CONTEXT.

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Tech optimization: Getting the most out of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With the sudden easing of restrictions by the government and equally sudden reimbursement from payers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s very clear telemedicine has never been more used or more vital. Hospitals and health systems have gone from dozens to thousands of telehealth visits per week.