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Transforming Disaster Recovery with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

Recently GlobalMed’s Chief Clinical Officer Gigi Sorenson and Chief Medical Information Officer Dr. Dean Smith presented talks about disaster recovery and telemedicine at the International Conference on Disaster Medicine and Hurricane Resiliency. Maartens conference focused on public health challenges after hurricanes.

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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The telemedicine program of the Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System was established in 1995 to enhance timely patient access to healthcare services, particularly for patients in rural regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. "In 2019, UVA Health created a multi-stakeholder strategic plan for telemedicine."

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. BMC Public Health. A telephone survey of patient satisfaction with realtime telemedicine in a rural community in Colombia. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. Telehealth mental health services during COVID-19: summary of evidence and clinical practice. J Nurse Pract.

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IT preparedness is key to managing outbreak of COVID-19, says CIO of SNUBH

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Mild patients were admitted to the community recovery center and treated through telemedicine, and only patients with moderate levels or higher were treated in the hospital. (2) The system was fully integrated into BESTCare and monitors all inpatient test results and vital signs 24/7 since 2013. 1) Telemedicine.

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Seattle Coronavirus Care: Short in Staff, Supplies and Space

Henry Kotula

On a per-person basis, the state lags most others in nurses and hospital rooms designed to isolate patients with infectious, airborne diseases, according to a nationwide index of health-security measures. points for managing volunteers in an emergency in 2013. Health Workers Strained. The state scored 2.5

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

The health system provides employees opportunities to take part in global mission trips, and its wellness program offers incentives for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Advocate Health Care (Downers Grove, Ill.). For two consecutive years, the health system was named among the Best Places to Work in Illinois.