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The Internet of Teeth – The Growth of Oral Health at CES 2020

Health Populi

To help arm health consumers for better oral care, three big players in consumer health bring tech-enabled innovations to CES 2020: P&G, home of the Oral-B brand; Colgate, which markets a globally top-selling toothpaste brand; and Philips’ Sonicare oral healthcare line-up. The brush will be sold for purchase in August 2020.

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Almost One-Third of Rural Hospitals Benefiting from Microsoft’s Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program

The HIPAA Journal

Between 2010 and 2017, rural hospitals were closing at a rate of around 1 per month, and there were 136 rural hospital closures in 2020 and 20221 alone. Rural hospitals often have low operating margins, high fixed costs relative to their urban counterparts, and have lower reimbursement rates from insurers.

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An Airline, A Hospital and A Disinfectant Brand Walk Into A(n Airport) Bar–the New Health/Care Collaboration in the Age of COVID

Health Populi

A new collaboration between United Airlines, Cleveland Clinic and Clorox reminded me of that scenario, and that in the age of the coronavirus pandemic, collaboration can bolster our health. You’ve heard the one about three characters walking into a bar. In the era of COVID-19, people — consumers.

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How Trauma-Informed Design Principles Can Be Health-Ful for All of Us – Learning from IKEA

Health Populi

IKEA has clearly learned a lot with this program, in collaboration with WestEast Design Group (a Social Impact Studio), working with the Ingka Group , IKEA’s retail business partner. What health citizen doesn’t want to feel a sense of joy, hope, peace, connection, safety, and empowerment?

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The Heart of Health at CES 2020 – Evidence & Innovation Bridge Consumers and Doctors

Health Populi

The digital health presence at CES 2020 is the fastest-growing segment of consumer technologies at the Show this year, increasing by 25% over 2019. Finally, SingFit positions its product and services as “music-as-medicine,” and brings music therapy to CES 2020. Heart-focused technologies are a big part of that growth story.

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

adults from early September to early October 2020 to gauge peoples’ interest in and utilization of digital health tools and telehealth. This represents a shift more to “me care” in 2020 with the sharp uptake of digital platforms and wearable tech. Rock Health and Stanford commissioned an online survey among 7,980 U.S.

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How Grocery and Retail Companies Are Delivering Health and Healthcare

Health Populi

This trend was already in motion at the start of 2020, after which the public health crisis raised patients-as-consumers’ awareness and value of hygiene, food-for-immunity, and physical distancing. Furthermore, this week Uber said it would collaborate with ScriptDrop to deliver prescription drugs to patients in at least 37 U.S.

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