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Physician Adoption Of Digital Health Tools Grew Significantly Since 2016, But Emerging Tech Integration Still Low, AMA Survey Shows

 
• By Marion Webb

Physicians are increasingly using digital health solutions, with telehealth and remote monitoring being the top-ranking solutions, according to an AMA physician survey. In the future, more physicians plan on integrating digital therapeutics.

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Physicians are increasingly seeing the benefits of digital health solutions, with telehealth and remote care seeing significantly higher uptake this year than in 2016, when the American Medical Association (AMA) first investigated the motivations, requirements and use of digital health technology among physicians.

According to digital health research released on 14 September, adoption of digital tools in the last three years has risen significantly , especially among physicians aged 51 and older,...

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