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Alexandra Hospital leverages cloud-based service to help patients avoid preventable chronic disease

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Alexandra Hospital has taken part in the launch of a new cloud-based digital health service in Singapore by telecommunications provider StarHub, together with its partners, health technology company ConnectedLife and Fitbit. Moreover, users can set up nudges and reminder alerts on medication, exercise, or scheduled medical checkups.

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Digitalization in healthcare empowers patients

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In today’s digitalized healthcare environment, keeping the best outcomes for patients at the center of all activity increasingly depends on the smart use of medical data. As a result, a substantial quantity of stored data is never used in either inpatient or outpatient settings [2].

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The future of technology can make your hospital a model of care and efficiency

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It plays a key role in shifting from disease treatment to health management and also works to alleviate operational inefficiencies and deliver actionable insights. Leaders adopt emerging medtech to support short- and long-term cost-reduction and error-prevention goals. It can assist with many preventive-care measures.

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Health Data Privacy: Majority of Patients Demand Accountability, Transparency

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What You Should Know: – A new examination of patient perspectives on health data privacy illustrates unresolved tension over the eroding security and confidentiality of personal health information in a wired society and economy. This concern is magnified with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. .

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Advancing Health Equity by Addressing The Health Data Desert

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The remaining 80% comes from the social determinants of health, such as public safety, the availability of stable jobs, access to green spaces, cultural practices, and more. Rural communities may lack easy access to preventive care and screenings. Language barriers may deter certain populations from finding accurate information.

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How patient-facing apps can help support specialists – who are in short supply

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RPM provides that level of care delivery through a combination of devices for tracking and communicating health data directly from the home to the physician, bridging the space between the traditional healthcare setting and where the patient lives.

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IT execs talk priorities and predictions for 2022

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"[Technologies] such as remote patient monitoring and health apps have shown great promise in their ability to improve the lives of underserved populations by connecting them with solutions that address the social determinants of health," he said.

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