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How Personalized Healthcare Technology Is Revolutionizing Patient Care

Strategy Driven

The healthcare industry creates mountains of data — electronic medical records in hospitals and clinics, genetic and genomic information from next-generation sequencing, and behavioral and biological data from wearable devices. Personalized technology can also reduce costs through improved medication adherence.

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How Reliable Are Voice Assistants When Giving Health Information?

The Horizons Tracker

As voice assistants become more ubiquitous, we need to know that they are reliable sources of information—especially when it comes to important public health matters,” the researchers say. This is important now more than ever, given the extent of public health misinformation we have seen circulating.” Testing reliability.

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WHE05: New Tools for Health Care Consumerism | with Clayton Nicholas from Change Healthcare

Engaging Leader

Health care consumerism is a key part of most employers’ strategies for workforce health engagement. This involves tools, resources, education, and motivation to help employees and family members make decisions that optimize health outcomes and cost-effectiveness. What types of decisions?

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Patients Are Reluctant To Trust AI Doctors

The Horizons Tracker

While many patients appear resistant to the use of AI, accuracy of information, nudges and a listening patient experience may help increase acceptance,” the researchers explain. “To Firstly, structured interviews were conducted with real patients, examining their reactions to current and future AI technologies.

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Examining Disparities and Opportunities in Older Adults’ Engagement with Patient Portals

The Horizons Tracker

Growing numbers of older adults are embracing the digital realm to access their health information and engage in virtual healthcare, a recent poll reveals. Equitable access “This change makes access to secure portals even more important for older adults who want to see their doctors and other health care providers virtually.

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Why The Health Care Reform Debate Makes Me Sick

The Recovering Engineer

As I look at the health care reform debate, I see a number of these behaviors in the way the discussion(s) is (are) proceeding. I am not a doctor, pharmacist, attorney, drug company executive or any other person who has deep insights into the intricacies of our health care system. And, frankly, it makes me sick.

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Why The Health Care Reform Debate Makes Me Sick

The Recovering Engineer

As I look at the health care reform debate, I see a number of these behaviors in the way the discussion(s) is (are) proceeding. I am not a doctor, pharmacist, attorney, drug company executive or any other person who has deep insights into the intricacies of our health care system. And, frankly, it makes me sick.