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Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. Policy and reimbursement consultancy Applied Policy hired Steven Johnson as Health Policy Director.

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Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Role of Informatics

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Health data analytics also facilitates population health management, identifying trends, and patterns to optimize preventive care and public health interventions. Health informatics research contributes to advancements in healthcare practices, treatment modalities, and public health policies.

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A Call to Embrace Civic Engagement (Including Voting Access) as a Driver of Health

Health Populi

It is important to note that some of these structural barriers are parallel to some peoples’ lack of access to health insurance. The researchers examined data for 242,727 adults in the 50 states and Washington, DC, quantifying access to voting and various demographic characteristics — including the odds of being uninsured.

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Do Mental Health Apps Sell Your Client’s Sensitive Data to Data Brokers?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

The Mental Health Policy Gap Excavated by Data Brokers The COVID-related surge in mental health disorders and the limitations on accessing in-person therapy Ignited a rapid shift towards telehealth and mHealth apps, where downloads increased by 200% between 2019 and 2020. National Academies Press (US), 2009. Sherman, Justin.

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By-Latinos, For-Latinos Healthcare Startup Zócalo Health Closes $5 Million in Funding to Launch Primary Care Services

Healthcare IT Today

Zócalo Health is available to individuals living in California. In August 2021, he founded Zócalo Health to deliver a first-class family medicine experience for the Latino community. Before founding Zócalo Health, he served as a founding team member and senior leader at Amazon Care where he led several technical teams.

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Biofourmis Raises Additional Funding from Intel Capital in Series D Extension and Names Top Healthcare Leaders to its Board

Healthcare IT Today

According to a recent Rock Health report , the first half of 2022 saw 329 digital health funding deals totaling $10.3 billion raised in the first half of 2021 across 372 deals. “To billion—down from $14.7

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A Mid-Year Update on 2023 Healthcare Trends

Henry Kotula

The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity. Attention to Health Equity: A notable aspect of the pandemic was the disparate impact it had on people of color and other marginalized groups.