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Is healthcare too hard for Big Tech firms?

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Another article in the same week in Business Insider revealed that Apple acknowledged it is " scaling back " a key project, an app called Health Habit. 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.

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COVID-19 and digital transformation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A key issue has been, and will continue be, how well staff are able to adapt to the new ways of working that are required as a result. For instance, a new open-source app from Massachusetts Institute of Technology notifies users if someone they have been in close contact with has tested positive so they can self-isolate.

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

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You cannot give people a computer, the internet and telehealth apps and expect success unless they have a digital literacy skills! "What happens if there isn't PC tech support when someone has a problem with a telehealth app?" Redlining is alive and well in 2021. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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The great digital health reset – and how IT leaders should plan for what’s next

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Behavioral health may well be the one bright spot in virtual care, as evidenced by a sharp rise in claims for mental health diagnoses since this year. But recent data suggest that mental health app downloads have declined by a third since last year. Region Tag: Global Edition. But one thing is for sure: Cash, as always, is king.

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

42,268 unserved Native American households as well as businesses and anchor institutions that previously had no connectivity now have Internet access. To do all of that it helps to have a Killer App as well as fast, reliable Internet. NTIA is implementing several smaller grant programs and most of these have started already.

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Grand challenges and opportunities for patient-centered CDS

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PC CDS incorporates patient-provided information – such as data from medical devices, wearables and patient-reported outcome surveys, as well as social determinants of health and patient preference data – directly in the office, home, or other community-based setting. Region Tag: Global Edition.