The five trends identified by the report were: Intelligent Enterprise, Internet of Me, Outcome Economy, Platform (R)evolution and Workforce Reimagined.
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3 Reasons the Use of Mobile Health Is Limited
As with most technology innovations, hospitals, health systems and health care organizations have been slow to create their own and integrate mhealth technologies into their practices.
Here the top factors holding health care organizations back from developing and adopting mhealth tools.
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Teens Use Digital Tools To Inform Health Care Decisions
A new study finds that 84% of teenagers have used the Internet to find health information and that one-third of teens switched to healthier habits because of that information. The study also finds that 21% of teens have downloaded a mobile health application, while 9% have used a wearable health device.
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How Hospitals Are Leveraging Social Media
A recent study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that nearly 95% of hospitals have a Facebook page, just over half are on Twitter and nearly all hospitals (99.41%) can be found on Yelp.
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Fitness and Health Market Opportunities for Wearables
The entry of notable consumer-friendly brands such as Apple and Google will spur this growth in particular by driving consumer awareness and the emergence of new products and applications.
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