Publicly traded Sharecare, which offers a patient engagement and health navigation platform, has entered into a definitive agreement to be purchased by healthcare investment firm Altaris in a $518 million deal that will see…
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What You Should Know:
– The healthcare landscape is undergoing a significant transformation driven by advancements in digital health technology. A recent EY Health Pulse Survey reveals a wave of positive changes, with members experiencing…
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Background: Different kinds of mobile apps are used to promote communications between patients and doctors. Studies have investigated patients’ mobile app adoption behavior; however, they offer limited insights into doctors’ personal preferences among a…
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Background: Young women often face substantial psychological challenges in the initial years following cancer diagnosis, leading to a comparatively lower quality of life than older survivors. While mobile apps have emerged as potential interventions,…
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Commercial health plans and Medicare Advantage plans are largely insufficient when it comes to providing members with a positive digital experience, a new report released Tuesday shows.
The inaugural J.D. Power U.S. Healthcare Digital Experience…
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Background: Chronic wounds are predicted to increase within the aging population in industrialized countries. Patients experience significant distress due to pain, wound secretions, and resulting immobilization. As the number of wounds continues to rise,…
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Background: Adherence to medication is estimated to be around 50% for chronically ill patients in high-income countries. Improving the effectiveness of adherence interventions could have a far greater impact on population health than any…
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Background: The success of mobile apps in improving the lifestyle of patients with non-communicable diseases through self-management interventions is contingent upon the emerging growth in this field. While users of mobile health apps continue…
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Health system Mass General Brigham is teaming up with clinical decision support company AvoMD to help rapid response teams identify patients at risk of fatal respiratory or cardiac arrest outside of the ICU.AvoMD transforms…
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Background: Mobile health interventions delivered through mobile apps are increasingly used in physiotherapy care. This may be because of the potential of apps to facilitate changes in behavior, which is central to the aims…
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