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

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Doctors across specialties adopting RPM tools. The purpose of the survey, which measured across all ages and specialties, according to AMA, was to investigate physicians' motivations and requirements for onboarding digital health technologies and integrating them into their medical practices. in 2016 to 3.8

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What will be the impact of COVID-19 on the next wave of health IT innovation?

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Today there's a huge push to integrate social determinants of health data into these larger datasets, but we remain in a situation where that data is either not collected or too general to be useful. Each locale collects patient data, but the data sets don't talk to each other. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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CVS Health to purchase Signify Health for $8B

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"As we carefully considered our long-term strategic options, we determined that CVS Health is the ideal partner, given its focus on expanding access to health services and helping consumers navigate to the best sites of care," said Kyle Armbrester, CEO of Signify Health, in the announcement.

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mPharma & TytoCare Integrate to Offer Telehealth to Pharmacies in Africa

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What You Should Know: – TytoCare , an all-in-one modular device and examination solution for AI-powered , on-demand, remote medical exams partners with mPharma , a technology-driven healthcare company building Africa’s largest health management organization with a focus on making medications affordable and accessible to every African.

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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. That will allow its providers to create customized RPM plans for personalized care at home – boosting care coordination and helping manage chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.

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Virtua Health offers lessons in creating a Digital Transformation Office, Part 1

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Virtua Health is a nonprofit community health system with five hospitals, seven urgent care centers and 280-plus locations across South New Jersey and Philadelphia. It employs 14,000 people, including more than 2,850 doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and has more than one million patient encounters per year.

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Why Healthcare Innovation Needs Human-Centered Principles

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In a new era increasingly shaped by remote care, digital tools, and disruptive products, services, and operating models, we must ensure that human beings are at the center of our healthcare innovation. From functional to experiential. This is a critical misstep. Leveraging technology for systemic change.