How the consumerization of healthcare is changing the industry
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How the consumerization of healthcare is changing the industry
As digital health puts power in the hands of patients, the nature of their role is shifting toward that of a healthcare consumer. What does this mean for patients? And how should industry stakeholders evolve to accommodate them?
For the month of April, we'll look at this trend from a variety of angles, including how hospitals, pharma organizations and payers can treat patients as customers, and how these healthcare consumers are cutting out traditional intermediaries through new D2C health and wellness businesses.
Now consumers are turning to the web for their health products—whether it is to get a pharmacy prescription, a urine test or an “embarrassing” sexual health product.
PwC's US Health Services Sector Leader Gurpreet Singh says there is an overwhelming majority of consumers and providers who want to use digital tools and data in care.
Constellation Research VP David Chou discusses the long journey to value-based care and looking at tech mega-trends through a healthcare lens to operationalize them.
Mobile technology allows the patient to be engaged, to "clear the red dots" on their phones to be prepared for surgery, according to MobileSmith CEO Randy Tomlin.
A new meta-analysis published in JMIR revealed that while fitness apps modestly increase physical activity, the average observed step count between app users and nonusers did not reach statistical significance.
From on-stage demos to expo floor chit chat, attendees couldn't resist discussing what data collection and analysis could bring to consumer healthcare technology.
The interoperability discussion moves beyond technology to cover policy and process, says HIMSS Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Steve Wretling.
