RIP Charlie Watts

I was deeply saddened today to hear of the passing of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. I have been a life long Stones fan and was planning to see them play this Fall on their No Filter Tour. Won’t be the same.

Telehealth Use Continues to Decline

A new report by Trilliant Health breaks down the decline in telehealth utilization. Their findings were based on over 70 billion medical claims data representing 309 million patients across all 50 states, including private insurance and Medicare claims. (via Emarketer.com)

Here’s a breakdown of some key stats:

  • Telehealth use fell 37% from pandemic highs to the end of Q1’ 2021.
  • Most telehealth visits are accounted for by a small percent of total US adults. Around 38 million US adults (not including Medicare beneficiaries) generated 96 million telehealth visits during the pandemic.
  • Mental health has been, and will continue to be, a key driver of telehealth demand. 35% of all telehealth visits were for mental health conditions, which is more than the next five leading drivers combined.
  • 80% of consumers say they’d be willing to use home care models (like hospital at home schemes) if they were covered by insurance.

FIX: Google Site Kit WordPress Property Tracked Twice

Site Kit currently cannot detect a Google Analytics tag in Tag Manager, so you’ll need to choose whether you want to use Site Kit’s snippet or Tag Manager to insert the tracking code.

If you choose Tag Manager, you can remove Site Kit’s snippet under Site Kit > Settings > Analytics > Edit and manually configure the Account, Property, and View you want to display in Site Kit’s dashboards.

Google’s 2019 Research Review Reveals Key Insights

Google’s recently released 2019 Research Review reveals five key themes based on Google and YouTube data and research and expects these trends to continue in 2020:

  1. Consumer journeys are becoming increasingly complex
  2. New media channels are emerging
  3. Satisfying immediacy is often more important than loyalty
  4. Traditional industries are transforming with digital
  5. Standards are being raised in privacy and digital well-being

Apple Watch Series 4: An ECG on Your Wrist

Amazing how far the Apple Watch has come since it’s debut in 2015!

From Apple.com:
Electrodes built into the Digital Crown and the back crystal work together with the ECG app to read your heart’s electrical signals. Simply touch the Digital Crown to generate an ECG waveform in just 30 seconds. This data can indicate whether your heart rhythm shows signs of atrial fibrillation — a serious form of irregular heart rhythm — or sinus rhythm, which means your heart is beating in a normal pattern.

Each beat of the heart sends out an electrical impulse. With the ECG app, Apple Watch Series 4 can read and record these impulses by connecting the circuit between your heart and both arms.

Apple-ECG

The resulting ECG waveform, its classification, and any notes you’ve entered on related symptoms are automatically stored in the Health app on your iPhone. You can share them with your doctor and have a better-informed conversation about your health.

ECG information is stored in the Health app on your iPhone.