HealthIT Answers May 8, 2021
By Matt Fisher, General Counsel, Carium
Terms that emerge together in healthcare can often be thrown around interchangeably without fully appreciating the differences and nuances between each of the terms. Equating concepts in this way (consider electronic medical record and electronic health record, they are different) leads to confusion inside and outside of the industry. Telehealth, and its many subcategories, is the latest to join the confusion pantheon.
The need to better understand the different forms of telehealth is highlighted by the rapid growth and expansion of use. Survey results from the Rock Health 2020 Digital Health Consumer Adoption Report found that in 2020:
- live video telemedicine increased by 43%
- wearable ownership increased by 43%
- digital health tracking increased...
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Topics: Digital Health, Health IT, mHealth, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology, Telehealth, Wearables