Fri.Mar 25, 2022

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People in the U.S. Without the Internet Were More Likely To Die in the Pandemic

Health Populi

Access to the Internet has been a key determinant of health — or more aptly, death — during the COVID-19 pandemic. Americans lacked Internet access were more likely to die due to complications from the coronavirus, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open this month. The study’s key finding was that for every additional 1% of people living in a county who have access to the Internet, between 2.4 and 6.0 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 were preventable.

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Study: Digital MSK program improves pain up to a year later

Mobi Health News

Hinge Health's study found participants in its digital musculoskeletal care program reported higher levels of pain improvement compared with the group without intervention.

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Roundup: New telehealth services launched in Hong Kong and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Hong Kong startup iMeddy provides free video consultation for COVID-19 patients. iMeddy, a startup nurtured by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, is providing free video medical consultations via its online healthcare platform for COVID-19 patients. Supported by Y.Elites Association and the Hong Kong Youth Development Alliance, the service runs in two phases: the first round, which has been completed, delivered teleconsultations to low-income families, and the upcoming second round will cover

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Philips partners with Nuvo Group for remote pregnancy monitoring and more digital health briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Pear Therapeutics joins EHR vendor Epic's App Orchard, and AppliedVR changes the name of its flagship therapeutic.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Osso VR Raises $66 Million to Broaden Access to Surgical Education for Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare IT Today

Osso VR, a validated virtual reality (VR) surgical training and assessment platform, today announced that it has secured $66 million in Series C funding led by Oak HC/FT. The round also includes participation from Signalfire, GSR Ventures, Tiger Global Management and Kaiser Permanente Ventures. The capital will be used to accelerate Osso VR’s initiative to […].

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Aligning the Advantages of Flexible Healthcare IT Models with Improved Patient Care

Healthcare IT Today

The shift to work-from home and COVID disruptions forced a range of industries to deploy next-gen technologies at an accelerated rate without a commensurate increase in spending. Healthcare organizations were on the frontline of these developments and had to adapt rapidly to deal with the medical emergency effectively and efficiently. This was the topic of […].

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Protecting patient data at hospitals

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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How To Reduce Manual Data Entry Risks In The Healthcare Sector In 2022

Healthcare IT Today

The volume and variety of healthcare data is on the rise. Underpinned by pandemic pressures, the adoption of telehealth services grew to 38 times pre-COVID levels over the past two years, in turn, creating a need for patients and physicians to access critical medical information on demand. Despite this technological shift, however, many medical staff […].

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5 Ways to Help Your Wife Cope with Postpartum Depression

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

The birth of a cute, healthy baby is a joyous milestone for the expectant couple that mostly overshadows the difficulties experienced during the whole pregnancy and beyond. We would expect couples, especially newly-minted mothers, to be absolutely ecstatic after delivery. But in some cases, the exact opposite may happen, plunging mothers and their partners into the rabbit hole that is postpartum depression.

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

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Legacy Applications, Wrong Goals, and Empathy – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

Happy Friday everyone and welcome to another edition of Fun Friday where we try to give you a reason to smile as you head into the weekend. This week we have an eclectic mix of cartoons that will make you laugh and possibly open your eyes to something in a new way. Check them out […].