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How Retailers Are the New Public Health Purveyors

Health Populi

In that moment, a Fortune 100 company stepped an entire foot, and not just a toe, into public health waters. [I I covered that event with joy here in Health Populi as soon as it was announced months earlier on February 14th]. The company re-branded from CVS/pharmacy to CVS Health. That was a watershed moment in U.S.

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Akili Announces Leadership Transition

Digital Health Global

The leadership transition follows the company’s announcement in September that it plans to shift from a prescription to a non-prescription business model. I look forward to collaborating with Matt and the leadership team to explore and execute opportunities to drive success and value for shareholders in this next phase of the company.” “I

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Designing Digital Health for Public Health Preparedness and Equity: the Consumer Tech Association Doubles Down

Health Populi

At the same time, CTA has published a paper on Advancing Health Equity Through Technology which complements and reinforces the PHTI announcement and objective. Tribal health departments. Over 160,000 public and private labs. Hospitals and health care providers. Health plans. value-based).

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ATA urges Biden admin to safeguard telehealth coverage, extend public health emergency

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra this week urging the agency to extend the COVID-19 public health emergency through at least the end of 2022. The American Telemedicine Association issued a letter to U.S. ON THE RECORD.

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Imperative Care Announces Three Senior Leadership Appointments for Kandu Health

Digital Health Global

Kirsten has championed this vision for Kandu Health since its early days. Through her leadership and the company’s impressive bench of leaders, I see the embodiment of our mission to provide real, life-changing care to stroke survivors.” Heuser holds an MBA from Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich.

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Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Biden’s statement, which divided the public health community and the public, has wide-reaching implications for the fate of connected health and vital telehealth services. Department of Health and Human Services Alex Azar signed the first Public Health Emergency declaration , declaring COVID-19 a national emergency.

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Intent, Insiders/Outsiders and Insights — Disney Institute’s Women’s Leadership Summit

Health Populi

I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to spend much of this week at the inaugural Disney Institute Women’s Leadership Summit. There’s another verb that Julianna called out: “Leadership,” is not a noun, she asserted. With his vision and leadership, we eradicated measles and the Nazis, too. It’s a verb.