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Telehealth and COVID-19 in the U.S.: A Conversation with Ann Mond Johnson, ATA CEO

Health Populi

The article returns to the advent of the SARS epidemic in China in 2003, which ushered in a series of events: people stayed home, and Chinese social media and e-commerce proliferated. The coronavirus spawned another kind of gift to China and the nation’s health citizens: telemedicine, the essay explains. No, it’s not from the U.S.

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What the Federation of State Medical Board’s Decision Means for Telehealth

American Well

In an event such as this, it is important to take a step back and acknowledge history in the making. The unanimous ratification is probably the strongest message the house of delegates (of the FSMB) could have sent; decisive leadership such as this is very impressive and very rare these days.

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What the Federation of State Medical Board’s Decision Means for Telehealth

American Well

In an event such as this, it is important to take a step back and acknowledge history in the making. The unanimous ratification is probably the strongest message the house of delegates (of the FSMB) could have sent; decisive leadership such as this is very impressive and very rare these days.

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Health, Tech, Government Leaders Join CTA and CHI Coalition to Address Health Disparities Amplified by COVID-19

Connected Health Initiative

Arlington, VA, September 30, 2020 – Today, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® and the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) are launching a new effort to address longstanding health disparities in the U.S., Recent Medicare data shows Blacks were hospitalized with COVID-19 at a rate nearly four times higher than Whites.