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Telecare, telemedicine, eHealth, social health, etc. are ways of providing support to health care on line: opportunities, costs and examples
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January 10, 2013 9:43 AM
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Telemedicine Panel at CES Hosted by HealthSpot

Telemedicine Panel at CES Hosted by HealthSpot | Social Health on line | Scoop.it
I had the chance to attend a Telemedicine panel today at CES that was put together by HealthSpot (see my previous post about HealthSpot at CES). They put together a good panel that included:
Peter...
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Yes, innovations always start by the need to get things better!  Here you see some feelings to the same!

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January 10, 2013 9:41 AM
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What is Supported Self-Care?

What is Supported Self-Care? | Social Health on line | Scoop.it

Self-Management Explained

People die prematurely and suffer from poor health simply because they don’t have the knowledge, skills and confidence to self-manage their health effectively.

But whether they recognise it or not, patients and their carers are already self-managing during the many thousands of hours they spend at home caring for themselves each year.

Better patient self-management leads to healthier patients, more appropriate health service usage, and fewer unplanned hospital admissions.

rob halkes's curator insight, January 10, 2013 9:36 AM

KYOH - Know Your Own Health is a far reaching consequence of putting the patient first: the new site looks very insgihtful as to what the patient would need and what (s)he might want: presenting an eco system to create the proper journey to cope with one's health condition. Avisable, usable and researchable. 

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January 10, 2013 4:11 AM
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Health Care Technology at Your Fingertips - Huffington Post

Health Care Technology at Your Fingertips - Huffington Post | Social Health on line | Scoop.it
Health Care Technology at Your Fingertips
Huffington Post
Health care pricing tools: Historically, patients often don't know how much their medical care actually costs, with the bill arriving months after treatment.
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Just to highlight some of the content: "This suggests the public is starting to realize how technology and consumer electronics can help them learn more about health, empower them to take better control of their individual health, and even simplify the entire health care system." ..

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Telemedicine Can Cut Health Care Costs by 90%

Telemedicine Can Cut Health Care Costs by 90% | Social Health on line | Scoop.it
If you've not yet heard of telemedicine or think that it's not a great way to deliver quality health care, you may want to read this. Telemedicine, made possible by the availability of mobile networks, is revolutionizing health care.
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Great example of how ingenious integration and use of several channels/media will support care for health to better performance and outcomes.

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