Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The reality today is that many vulnerable sections of our society are low-income populations living in areas that lack bandwidth coverage, don't have adequate data plans or sophisticated video-enabled devices. What happens when a patient moves from Wi-Fi to a 4G to a 3G?" Can the software vendors handle network drops?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. Some folks believe telehealth applications take up very little space on patients' computers, so how can broadband be an Achilles' heel? Let me count the ways.

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Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. As we learn new technology innovations and approaches to business modes and sites of delivery at #HIMSS23, we should be mindful that a patient treated in one state may have data protections not extended by another state. In the U.S.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

During the coronavirus pandemic, an increasing number of patients have turned to telehealth. " Advocates noted in the lawsuit that abortion restrictions have worked in tandem with the effects of the coronavirus to disproportionately impact patients of color, low-income people and other already vulnerable populations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Developing low- and middle-income countries are relying primarily on COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator, which is co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, and the World Health Organization.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Layla McCay As the first wave of infections arrived, we saw near-instant digital innovation that might otherwise have taken years: the rapid roll-out of remote working platforms, shared care record projects, electronic patient record configurations, and virtual clinics and consultations. A second wave of digital transformation?

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

That data can reveal important information that might not make it into the patient’s own record, such as an emergency room visit. Similarly, lead levels in children are tied to both race and income. Like many SDoH tools, the analysis identifies vulnerable patients and does risk stratification.

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