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Income Inequality is Fostering Mis-Trust, the Edelman 2020 Trust Barometer Observes

Health Populi

In health care, these would be our honest-and-ethical front-line workers — nurses, physicians, and pharmacists, the latest Gallup Poll on the question learned (described here in Health Populi). ” Who is trusted? Academic experts and technical experts.

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Amazon launch Amazon Care service offering Mobile Video Consults with Primary Care Physicians & Nurses

mHealth Insight

This isn’t the first experience they have of trying to run a healthcare service for employees as in 2013 at Zappos.com (a subsidiary since it was acquired in 2009) they launched TurnTable Health as a ‘next generation primary care clinic’ for staff next door to their huge office in downtown Las Vegas. At Doctors2.0

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CVS Health unveils new virtual primary care platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

CVS on Thursday announced the launch of its new CVS Health Virtual Primary Care service. CVS Health Virtual Primary Care will feature a member-selected physician-led Care Team – comprising, for example, nurse practitioners, RNs or licensed vocational nurses – who can be accessed through the platform.

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The Rapid Expansion of School-Based Telehealth Programs

InTouch Health

Students will be able to access concussion assessment, behavioral counseling, and primary care services through these various programs. Specialists will provide ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) and care management services to students. The Benefits of School-Based Telehealth.

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Care Coordination, The Holy Grail of Good Medicine

Society for Participatory Medicine

Is care well- coordinated, particularly when there are multiple providers and in pre- and post-operative situations that involve teams of clinicians: primary care, specialists, nurse practitioners, Fellows, etc. My recent experience at MGH represents care coordination at its best.

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Telemedicine Today (#tday): January 2016

American Well

While 78% of respondents believed that telehealth improved access to care, only 15% are actually used telemedicine in 2014. In addition, 68% stated that they believe telemedicine helps to improve continuity of care. The study also identified a number of barriers to telehealth care. 54% reported a lack of training.

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Hospitals are signing on to use Alexa-type devices to access patient data

Lloyd Price

Hospital systems across the country are in the initial stages of rolling out voice-activated digital assistants like Alexa to boost patient engagement and simplify the work of doctors and nurses. Boston-based Commonwealth Care operates four primary care centers and administers two health plans.

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