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Patient concerns in healthcare digitalisation: Rising inequalities

Healthcare It News

Digitalisation in healthcare holds the promise of optimising processes and expanding access to care. In the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland, individual healthcare providers offer their own patient portals. This means if a person visits multiple facilities, they must use different portals to access their health data.

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

Healthcare It News

Ashul Govil, a practicing cardiologist and chief medical officer at Story Health, a technology company that aims to expand the reach of specialists in the U.S., Please describe the situation in healthcare today with regard to the number of specialists and the demand for specialty care. Roughly 16% of the U.S.

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AWS pledges focus on underserved communities with new $40M initiative

Healthcare It News

On Monday, Amazon Web Services announced the launch of a new initiative to help organizations worldwide build IT-powered social and healthcare programs to help patients in underserved communities. AWS is also seeking to fill "gaps in health data [that] contribute to inequities," he said. WHY IT MATTERS.

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How a Thai hospital bounced back from a dip in international business

Healthcare It News

Ua-Anant has been at Bumrungrad for two years, building the foundations of a digital healthcare ecosystem which includes cloud infrastructure, automated marketing, online purchasing and ePayment, telehealth, and telehealth services including direct-to-nurse chat. Strong foundations. A win-win situation.

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Harnessing Health Technology and Precision Data to Transition to Proactive Healthcare

HIT Consultant

Justin Sirotin, Founder and CEO of OCTO Amidst the backdrop of the United States being the world’s highest spender on healthcare, a sober reality emerges: despite this immense investment, the nation faces many alarming statistics on the state of public health. is unsustainable. is unsustainable.

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Advancing Health Equity by Addressing The Health Data Desert

HIT Consultant

Alok Mandal, Head of Healthcare Consulting, Virtusa Massive disparities continue to plague healthcare in the United States. Health equity means ensuring that health resources and services are accessible and affordable for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, geography, ethnicity, or financial circumstances.

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Ten In Ten: Manatt’s Healthcare Priorities to 2031

Health Populi

Address social determinants of health. Accelerate digital health. Secure health data (updating privacy/HIPAA). Note that WHO’s approach to digital health adoption includes equity, access, palliative care, privacy, and security. Help our children achieve their potential. Innovate long-term care.