Digital Health Weekly - LinkedIn Edition

Dear Friends,

Don't freak out but next week is mid-January! So this is a perfect time to read this week's Digital Health Weekly and a cup of coffee or tea and breathe.

Welcome to this week's Digital Health Weekly with a synopsis and list of curated articles that I found interesting!

Check out my #DigitalHealthWeekly for all #DigitalHealth and #Health related articles by visiting digitalhealthnews.ca

Here is what I have in store for you this week:

1. #Healthcare Worker #Burnout: 5 #Technologies That Could Help
2. #CES2023 #DigitalHealth Panel: #Healthcare Has a #Data Problem
3. How #DigitalTransformation is enabling #HealthEquity
4. Why the digital health #UserExperience is key to #Senior uptake
5. #HealthRecord #interoperability needs to include #DentalHealth records - Sorry this one is behind a paywall! I will try to find a free version of this one soon.

Lets go!

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Zen.

This week's key articles from The Digital Health Weekly:

Healthcare Worker Burnout: 5 Technologies That Could Help

"It’s safe to say that jobs in the healthcare sector are very demanding. Doctors, nurses, caregivers, and other hospital staff are busy professionals, working with patients and trying to deliver the best, highest quality care possible. Technology won’t remove potential workplace barriers like burnout, but it can surely alleviate the burdens healthcare workers face in their roles."

CES DIGITAL HEALTH PANEL: HEALTHCARE HAS A DATA PROBLEM

"Healthcare data represents one-third of all the data collected around the globe, yet 95% of that data isn't being used by healthcare providers to improve care.

A panel of healthcare executives at this week's CES 2023 conference in Las Vegas says the key to digital health evolution will lie in finding a way to collect, analyze and use data on one common platform.

Health systems and hospitals are struggling with their operating margins and other issues, like staff shortages and supply chain challenges, and will have to forge new partnerships to push that evolution along."

How digital transformation is enabling health equity

"Before addressing and mitigating problems in the system and adopting technology as a key driving force, the needs of the patients must be classified. One technology solution may not work as a one-size-fits-all solution for healthcare. Evaluating the needs of the underrepresented population to create tailor-made digital solutions that can help facilitate focused health interventions to address their immediate needs. Identifying the specific needs of specific groups to curate precise digital tools can prove impactful in the long run."

Why the digital health user experience is key to senior uptake

"Seniors make up a growing portion of the population in the U.S., and many express a desire to stay in their homes as they get older. 

Technology can help them thrive as they age, said panelists at CES 2023 on Thursday. But the digital health market needs to consider accessibility and usability to ensure those devices can make a difference."

Health record interoperability needs to include dental health records

Sorry folks - this one will require you to sign up for an account StatNews - I hate paywalls!        

"As 2023 begins, health care providers in the United States must make health records more easily available or risk losing Medicare funding under the 21st Century Cures Act. While this is a win for patients, providers, and researchers, the legislation’s failure to include dental care ignores the crucial link between oral health and overall health."