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Closing the Digital Health Gap Between Consumers and Physicians

Health Populi

Consumers are more bullish demanding virtual and digital health tools from their physicians than doctors are in providing it, based on the research findings in What can health systems do to encourage physicians to embrace virtual care? One-fourth of doctors plan to implement this capability in the next two years. from Deloitte.

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A booming digital health market, and an elusive trifecta

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

From mega-deals such as Livongo-Teladoc to smaller ones such as Grand Rounds-Doctor on Demand , the pursuit of scale and continued relevance has been a driving factor driving digital health companies. These firms are left with limited choices, offering low priced services to win market share and outrun the clock.

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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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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2019 and 2020, its partners earned $300 million in Medicare savings, more than $120 million in shared savings, and quality scores exceeding 97%, the company reported. While Congress and CMS have considered permanently expanding access to telehealth and virtual care, there is a big price tag attached.

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Anti-Social Media – How a Post Becomes a HIPAA Violation

Compliancy Group

In a world where hundreds of millions of tweets, posts, snaps, and stories are posted on social media daily, sharing information about our lives may seem like second nature. But for those in the healthcare industry, sharing the wrong thing could result in a HIPAA violation. IP address. Full-face photos.

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The 'giant sucking sound' of digital health consolidation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

An example of the former is the merger of Grand Rounds and Doctor-on-Demand for a combined value of $2 billion. For Amwell, Teladoc and others, acquiring smaller firms is really about strategic positioning for market share growth and profitability in the long term. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Doing Less Can Be Doing More for Healthcare – the Biggest Takeaway From ASCO 2018

Health Populi

In plain language, Dr. Kathy Albain of Loyola, one of the thirty researchers who worked on the study, said , “The study should have a huge impact on doctors and patients. This tough decision — to “use chemo or not to use chemo” — is among the toughest choices a doctor makes.

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