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COVID-19: a technologist’s tale

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The suppliers to pharmacies were also challenged with ensuring the flow of stock could get to the right places given that much of it is on physical pharmacies. Apps, apps and more apps. The NHS still has time to get its strategy right on apps but it’s going to need to gain trust and confidence from the population.

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Grand challenges and opportunities for patient-centered CDS

Healthcare It News

COVID-19 remote monitoring apps that collect and use patient-reported data (e.g., Ensuring that health apps and other PC CDS tools meet certain safety and quality criteria will also increase patient and provider confidence in the reliability and validity of these tools, particularly when the apps involve decision-making support.

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A booming digital health market, and an elusive trifecta

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Apple's consumer-focused healthcare applications such as sleep monitoring, heart rate indicator, and the more recently launched hand-washing app (my favourite) are high-quality services that nevertheless lack the seamlessness of a holistic healthcare experience. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Digital Health Disconnect Creates Unnecessary Roadblock to Patient Engagement

HIT Consultant

In the race to roll out telehealth offerings and digital patient engagement tools during the height of the pandemic, many providers and health plans inadvertently created a rag-tag assortment of patient portals, health apps and clunky websites that can be impossible to navigate and even more difficult to integrate with existing tech infrastructure.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A two-way communication flow from the patient to the care provider team and vice versa should be a necessary feature. Vital data points captured with wearables, smartphone apps, and home monitoring devices are used in between follow up visits to provide interim care and advice in chronic disease management.

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Pandemic-era burnout: Telehealth managers get pushed to the max

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

CareMount also experienced some difficulties with app access from an audio/visual perspective. “This needed to be coordinated with our entire clinic, with six subspecialty providers, in a way for everything to flow. They would get frustrated with connectivity issues, inputting information and testing the devices.

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Out of Sight: Why Invisible Patient Engagement is Optimal Patient Engagement

HIT Consultant

The modern paradigm in patient engagement allows super users rich functionality within patient engagement apps, but also seamlessly integrates insights in real-time into the EHR. Data availability—as well as the proper tagging systems and training—is the foundation to enabling the digital transformation needed in healthcare.