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Physician adoption of digital health tools is accelerating, AMA research shows

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"These technologies also must be designed and deployed in ways that advance health equity," he added. Doctors across specialties adopting RPM tools. The average number of digital health tools in use by a physician grew from 2.2 in 2016 to 3.8 in 2022, with the largest growth in remote care tools.

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Harnessing Health Technology and Precision Data to Transition to Proactive Healthcare

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In this landscape of urgency and opportunity, the emergence of precision data from wearables and health tech platforms, and the quantified self-movement it has spawned, stand out as a disruptive innovation that could reshape the healthcare industry without needing to step into a clinical setting.

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France to enable rapid market access for digital therapeutics

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” The DiGA initiative, created under the 2019 Digital Healthcare Act (DVG), means doctors can prescribe apps to the 73 million German citizens covered by public health, with costs reimbursed through health insurance. I’m very direct with you – we will just replicate what works in Germany.”

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Digitalization in healthcare empowers patients

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The exponential growth in health data from a variety of sources, such as electronic medical records and image databases, makes it difficult to integrate information for optimized decision-making that meets the highest possible standards of care. 2017) Digital health is a cultural transformation of traditional healthcare.

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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. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Advocate Aurora Enterprises scoops up MobileHelp for RPM, personal emergency response

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Advocate Aurora is building out its portfolio of technologies and services for its aging patients, including home health and hospice care. Remote patient monitoring is moving into the mainstream as more patients have acquainted themselves with virtual care during the pandemic and connected health technologies mature and evolve.

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Osteoboost: FDA-Cleared Wearable Device for Osteopenia Treatment Open for Pre-Orders

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Osteoboost: A Breakthrough Wearable for Non-Invasive Bone Health Management Bone Health Technologies, a healthtech company based in Redwood City, has introduced Osteoboost, a wearable medical device designed to address low bone density.