Aiming for Health Equity
The following is a guest article by Hakim Yadi, PhD OBE, Co-Founder and CEO at Closed Loop Medicine
Healthcare has historically taken a ‘one size fits all’ approach, which misses the ability to treat all…
Tag: Hypertension
Teledoc Health Expands Weight, Prediabetes Provider-Based Care
By Mark Melchionna April 21, 2023 – Teladoc Health announced its new effort to expand provider-based care through the addition of tools for weight management and diabetes prevention, encompassing medication optimization, activity tracking, and mental…
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Machine-Learning Technique Improves High Blood Pressure Treatment
By Mark Melchionna April 19, 2023 – Published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, a new UCLA study describes how a machine-learning technique known as “casual forest” could determine the hypertension patients that would benefit…
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Easy-to-use devices key to equitable remote patient monitoring
One of the key tenets of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System’s remote patient monitoring program is choosing easy-to-use devices that don’t require extra technology on the patient’s end, said Cathleen Mathew, director…
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MediFormatica Daily Digest – Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – (31 posts)
In todays fast-paced world, it is easy to miss out on important information, especially if you are trying to keep up with a lot of different sources. That is where the daily digest comes in – it is a tool that compiles all the posts created on the previous day, providing you with a convenient summary of everything that happened so you can stay informed, educated, and engaged with the Digital Health world around you.
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Accuracy of a smartphone application for blood pressure estimation in Bangladesh, South Africa, and Tanzania
Undetected and unmonitored hypertension carries substantial mortality and morbidity, especially during pregnancy. We assessed the accuracy of OptiBPTM, a smartphone application for estimating blood pressure (BP), across diverse settings. The study was conducted in…
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In todays fast-paced world, it is easy to miss out on important information, especially if you are trying to keep up with a lot of different sources. That is where the daily digest comes in – it is a tool that compiles all the posts created on the previous day, providing you with a convenient summary of everything that happened so you can stay informed, educated, and engaged with the Digital Health world around you.
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What Role Can Consumer Health Technology Play in Diagnoses?
David Smith, President at ilumivuThere’s an ongoing debate regarding the role that consumer health technology, like wearable health devices (i.e., smartwatches), can play in diagnostics, now and in the future. Because this is a…
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The Effect of a mHealth App (KENPO-app) for Specific Health Guidance on Weight Changes in Adults With Obesity and Hypertension: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Commercial smartphone apps that promote self-monitoring of weight loss are widely available. The development of disease-specific apps has begun, but there is no app for specific health guidance (SHG) to prevent metabolic syndrome,…
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Optimizing Patient Experience: How Virtual Offerings are Changing The Healthcare Climate As We Know It
Keith Algozzine, Founder and CEO of UCM Digital HealthProviding patients with a positive health outcome is always the priority for their healthcare provider. The journey to accomplishing this goal can often be an uphill…
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