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Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The research team studied nearly 250,000 hospital discharges in patients with diabetes from 2005 to 2011. Although the study tracked patients from 2005 to 2011, before the current telehealth boom , it offers yet another piece of evidence for why virtual care is likely to remain a staple in healthcare even after the pandemic.

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Lean Digital: How Apps and Services Can Help Control Weight

Healthcare IT Today

A Congressional bill would promote behavioral therapy for obesity and extend Medicare coverage for drugs treating obesity. An important turning point was a 2005 study in JAMA published by a team led by Katherine Flegal of the Centers for Disease Control.