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Why voice recognition is the new competitive battleground in healthcare's digital transformation

Healthcare It News

Artificial Intelligence Connected Health Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Patient Engagement Workflow As ambient technologies improve, additional use cases to leverage voice will emerge – that leaves us with the question of how patients and physicians are responding to voice-enabled tools in their healthcare encounters.

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With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

My firm's work with health systems on their digital health and digital transformation programs suggests that while telehealth technologies have matured rapidly in the wake of the pandemic, the implementation of virtual care programs has been a struggle. A significant percentage of ambulatory care will never return to a clinic.

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth could be particularly helpful for the many people in the United States without paid sick time or good transportation options. It could be especially valuable for patients with long-standing medical issues who don't have a primary care doctor, or are uninsured. When good enough … isn't. They're not!

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Is healthcare too hard for Big Tech firms?

Healthcare It News

The app allows Apple employees to log fitness goals, manage hypertension, and talk to clinicians and coaches at AC Wellness, the doctors' group that Apple works with. " For good measure, he added the hashtag #healthcareishard. " It's not just that technology firms are trying to go it alone.

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Telehealth and community broadband, in sickness and in health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Craig Settles Telehealth and community broadband are symbiotic technologies. These technologies also open avenues to digital equity and health equity among underserved communities in towns, cities, and counties. These networks profit the people they serve. and sending it electronically to another site for later evaluation.

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Digital Health Disconnect Creates Unnecessary Roadblock to Patient Engagement

HIT Consultant

Odds are good you used a digital payment method, alongside the 93% of consumers who say they’ve used tools like Venmo and Zelle over the last year. There’s a good chance you had at least some interaction with a patient portal or telehealth platform. Ordering takeout? Visiting your primary care physician?

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Has telehealth hit the high watermark?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Technology firms such as Teladoc, Amwell, and Doctor on Demand which offer real-time video consulting and telehealth platforms have rushed to capitalize on unprecedented opportunities. COVID-19 has also significantly reduced the ability of health systems to invest in technologies and programs to shift to virtual care models.

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