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Redefining PPE As Primary Care, Public Health, and Health Equity – The Community PPE Index

Health Populi

” As OED evolves the definition of PPE, the wordsmiths could borrow from OSHA’s website , noting that PPE, “is equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and illnesses. For more on this issue, see Health Populi here ]. Primary care in the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Primary Care in the U.S. – Still a Weak Backbone for the Health of Health Citizens

Health Populi

Thus, millions of Americans continue to lack access to primary care compared with peers in other nations, according to a report from The Commonwealth Fund. The 2022 Fund report, P rimary Care in High-Income Countries: How the U.S. have a PCP relationship, compared with 71% of health citizens in Germany and the Netherlands.

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Telehealth Reimbursement: End-of-Pandemic Emergency Update

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Based on current COVID-19 recovery trends, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the US federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers will end on May 11, 2023. They help identifies the policy topics that should be addressed to facilitate the widespread adoption of telehealth for states.

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Digital Inclusion As Upstream Health Investment

Health Populi

Enter the digital era, forcing a re-definition of what we mean by “infrastructure.” ” It is impossible to disconnect the so-called “care economy” from the larger macroeconomy in the U.S. Health care costs consume nearly one in every five dollars of the American economy.

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The True Costs of Diabetes Go Well Beyond the Wallet

Health Populi

Today I benefited from listening to Timothy Jost, professor emeritus of healthcare law at Washington and Lee University, and Stephanie Armour, health policy reporter at The Wall Street Journal. The session was sponsored by the Center for Health Journalism at the Annenberg School.

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

CCHP: CCHP stands for the Center for Connected Health Policy and is a non-profit that has been designated the national telehealth policy resource center. The organization researches telehealth policy issues and keeps updated information on state telehealth laws and reimbursement.