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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. Over 160,000 public and private labs. Hospitals and health care providers. Health plans. From the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. value-based).

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Rebuilding Resilience, Trust, and Health – Deloitte’s Latest on Health Care and Sustainability

Health Populi

Deloitte has been talking about resilience in leadership across all industries, globally, throughout the pandemic. In July 2020, Punit Renjen. Deloitte’s Global CEO, addressed four key stakeholder groups for resilience and sustainability: our people/workforce, organizations, society, and leadership’s ability to lead.

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COVID-19 telemonitoring tool adapted to prevent heat-related illness

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

degrees Celsius higher than the average for 1991-2020. Extreme heat has a significant impact on public health. However, heat-related deaths are preventable, and these new technologies are a valuable contribution to public health practice. Europe had its second warmest July on record this year, with temperatures 1.4

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2020 Roadmap: Overcoming Telemedicine Barriers

GlobalMed

It also examines the lack of digital readiness in hospitals, research facilities, public health agencies and payers. Senior leadership at a research think tank or a chain of skilled nursing facilities may not understand virtual care’s value. The post 2020 Roadmap: Overcoming Telemedicine Barriers appeared first on GlobalMed.

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Care Angel Launches Offering to Support Managed Care Plans Charged with Medicaid Redetermination

Digital Health Global

The company’s offering is announced amidst the unwinding of the public health emergency, which had allowed for the continuous enrollment of members. Flagstad spent nearly 16 years in executive leadership roles at UnitedHealth Group. “We

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2020 MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception Application Deadline for COVID-19 has been Extended to February 1, 2021

Healthcare IT Today

To further support clinicians during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the deadline for COVID-19 related 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception applications to February 1, 2021.

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Trust in Healthcare is Under Stress in the US and Globally, Edelman Finds

Health Populi

in the first quarter of 2020. Nearly eighteen months later, a 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer update finds that consumers’ trust in the health care industry is under stress, too — in the U.S. health citizens’ memories will last into 2022 with respect to cross-party desire for the U.S. and around the world.

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