Digital Health Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Of the patients found to be deceased: 310 had an active appointment on the calendar 541 had an appointment still pending 221 received 920 letters about preventative care such as flu shots or screenings 166 received 226 mailed correspondence 158 had 184 orders placed for vaccines and other care 88 medications were authorized That’s a serious amount (..)

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FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The Department of Health and Human Services and NASA are working together to study health concerns, plus more healthcare headlines.

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Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2021

consumers would be likely to have a clinician visit their homes for several kinds of medical care, including: “DIY care,” as PwC exemplifies as a home strep or flu test, or remote monitoring, likely among 85% of people. A chronic care visit, likely for 78% of consumers. A visit for an acute sickness or injury, for 77%, and.

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HealthStream

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

National Influenza Vaccination Week is the time to separate fact from fiction when it comes to influenza, flu shots and how to stay healthy while also protecting those around us.

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Health Populi

JULY 27, 2023

H-E-B is a frequent name featured in the Health Populi blog due to its continued innovation in retail health and bringing health and wellness services to people at home and closer-to-home — from vaccinations and flu shots to health screening and population health services.

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Carie Telehealth Insider

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

With the rate of diagnoses of influenza steadily increasing over the past number of years, doctors’ practices, hospitals, and urgent care facilities are reaching well over full capacity during flu season. Last year alone, the flu shot was protective against only 30% of influenza strains, rendering it virtually ineffective.

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Get Your Flu Shot. A meta-analysis of children and the flu confirmed what every diabetes parent already knows: children with Type 1 diabetes are more at risk for flu-related complications than the general population. Texting for Better Blood Glucose Levels.

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Import Immunity

JANUARY 3, 2015

What better time to ponder the flu than during a winter plane trip, sitting next to a hipster 20-year-old you’ve never met coughing and sleeping on your shoulder? This isn’t a reason not to get a shot (it still appears at least 40-50% effective), but it is interesting. At least I had an aisle seat.

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Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Lark’s Diabetes Care program tracks medical appointments, A1c tests, kidney disease screenings, eye exams, flu shots, blood pressure tests, and cholesterol tests to close gaps in care and improve patients’ health through care coordination, education, and engagement.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 13, 2023

A good result might save you from needing a vaccine booster shot. For Virax Immune, the company’s initial focus is COVID-19, but this T-cell testing platform can also be adapted to influenza, mpox (originally called monkeypox), varicella-zoster, bird flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and human papillomavirus.

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Health Portal Solutions

AUGUST 14, 2019

Flu Shot Events To reduce absenteeism and time taken off work for medical care, employers can host an on-site flu shot event at their company’s location(s). Members also receive monthly wellness newsletters and have 24/7 access to interactive tools for addressing their diagnosis.

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Docnotes

MARCH 16, 2016

Because he had a bad cold – maybe even the flu (didn’t get a flu shot) and wasn’t sure what to buy at CVS. Why didn’t he get a flu shot? Why did he have a fever? Why didn’t the medicine he bought help? He bought some kombucha and aspirin. Only goes (to the ED) when he feels sick.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Knight painted a continuum of wellness at retail: dietitians, nutritionists, cooking schools, flu shots, skincare, supplements like probiotics, water…asking the question, “how can we take these products and string them together?”

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American Well

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

With cold and flu season approaching fast , it is very important to prepare your staff and patients for the upcoming months and plan to manage increased demand across all ambulatory services. Review last year’s cold and flu season and plan tactics to avoid having the same issues you had in prior years. Staff Preparedness.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

With cold and flu season approaching fast , it is very important to prepare your staff and patients for the upcoming months and plan to manage increased demand across all ambulatory services. Review last year’s cold and flu season and plan tactics to avoid having the same issues you had in prior years. Staff Preparedness.

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Get a flu shot in the fall. Regular, moderate exercise can turn your body into a sugar-burning machine. Get an app on your phone that helps you count carbs, and then use it. Get your eyes checked yearly. I’m guilty of slacking on this one.). Always carry around something sweet to treat your lows.

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MeMD

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

FAIR Health reports that telehealth claims in April 2020 shot up more that 8,000% over the prior year – and as much as 26,000% in some parts of the U.S. Popularity soared, too: A McKinsey & Company survey showed 76% of respondents were likely to use telehealth going forward, and 74% were highly satisfied.

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Medicine and Technology

APRIL 1, 2018

Keep yourself and your families immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases — and get your flu shot! Support comprehensive sexual health education in schools, which can reduce rates of sexually transmitted disease (as well as teen pregnancy). Transition to renewable energies.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The Shot-in-the-Dark High: You woke in the middle of the night to check your blood, found it to be high, and groggily corrected for it in the darkness of the room. Only problem is, after the shot, you can’t say for sure if you took the cap off of your needle or not. You wake up two hours later with an even higher number.

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Xealth

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

For example, when a patient is due to schedule an annual wellness visit, they may also need flu or COVID vaccines. They could schedule their shot with an unaffiliated pharmacy whenever it occurs to them, or your health system could use Xealth to automatically nudge the patients to book it with their wellness appointment.

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Insulin Nation

MARCH 29, 2017

This scenario is why physicians implore people with diabetes to get annual flu shots. This boy’s death is what flu does to a person with diabetes. It is how fast the flu and (potentially) ketoacidosis work together. It happens very, very quickly.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

MAY 12, 2020

Eventually got worse with fever, chills and came in – tested positive for flu. is it possible to still get a flu shot? Chest X-ray was OK. Got Tamiflu. Feel much better now. BTW: I had been coughing for about 6 months, maybe more. Originally thought it was connected to meds, but I don’t cough at all now.

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Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 8, 2014

I was in and out of the doctor’s office, each time being told I had a stomach flu. That first shot of insulin was the most amazing feeling I’ve ever had. I read how a sixteen-year-old had to explain to his date why he was giving himself a shot with a syringe before dinner. I could feel my body absorbing nutrients.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 5, 2023

This includes a range of screenings, such as mammograms, colonoscopies, and flu shots, which can help in early disease detection and prevention. Coverage for Medically Necessary Services Medicare Part B also covers medically necessary services, such as doctor visits, diagnostic tests, and outpatient care.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

And for me, Wegmans is indeed a health/care destination for food-as-medicine, a high-performing pharmacy, abundant health-and-beauty aisles with great brands, and an accessible flu shot provider… a convenient, high-quality front-door for health.

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Docnotes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

” I asked if flu shots deliberately harmed hospitals too. It described a conversation I was having with an employee of a hospital who saw the work that our organization does to improve health in our communities (and reduce hospital volume) as deliberately “harming hospitals.”

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Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As always, vaccines: According to one deceptive viral story this year, the body of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiologist washed up in a river after he had raised concerns about the flu vaccine. Only then did she agree to take the prescription.

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American Well

APRIL 1, 2016

I had flu-like symptoms, a terrible sore throat, and was losing my voice. When the video visit began, I got out two words, and my voice was completely shot. Yes, many times! I had my first ‘real’ visit just a few weeks after starting at American Well. I gestured to my boyfriend to come over and tell the doctor about my symptoms.

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American Well

APRIL 1, 2016

I had flu-like symptoms, a terrible sore throat, and was losing my voice. When the video visit began, I got out two words, and my voice was completely shot. Yes, many times! I had my first ‘real’ visit just a few weeks after starting at American Well. I gestured to my boyfriend to come over and tell the doctor about my symptoms.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 1, 2018

He ran a campaign for flu shots via chatbots and received a response rate of 30%, compared to just 1% in previous years when he’d used pamphlets and e-mails. For example, Brett Swenson, an Arizona physician who operates a small concierge practice, installed a chatbot for the sole purpose of enhancing patient engagement.

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HIStalk Weekender

JULY 26, 2019

Malls that are desperate to fill vacant storefronts are leasing space to medical clinics, hoping against reality that someone who comes in for a flu shot or eye exam will do a bit of shopping and that clinic employees will hit Sbarro or Cinnabon for lunch. The hospital is running a $1 billion donation campaign.

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HIStalk Interviews

JULY 16, 2018

Retail clinics are limited in scope to sore throat, cough, earache, and maybe your flu shot. If you fracture something, they will not be taking care of those needs. But those would be expected in a visit to an urgent care. You got a half a dozen things that are going to be common in retail, which is different from urgent care.

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Stomach bugs (like Norovirus) and a real bout of the flu were never something I recall dealing with as an adult…until I was pregnant and had children. If you do believe you have the flu — not a stomach virus — call your doctor ASAP about this new flu treatment for people with diabetes. Get your flu shot.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 1, 2020

As healthcare struggles to deal with the pandemic, I hurt as I see how many healthcare organizations are struggling, but I also look at the tremendous opportunities that are available for healthcare to do so much more for patients. Coming from the hospitality and casino industry, it was easy to see how many of the […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2021

COVID vaccinations are not happening at the pace we need. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can simplify the planning and logistics of administering the vaccine by: identifying optimal vaccination sites, prioritizing populations, matching sites to populations, inventory management and targeted info campaigns.

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Iris Telehealth

JUNE 1, 2021

Health screenings – drug/alcohol test, general physical assessment, anything necessary for physical interaction with patients such as a TB test or flu shot. Federal and/or state background check, often completed via fingerprint collection. Personal identification – driver’s license, passport, social security card, etc.

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Redox

DECEMBER 4, 2020

As crazy as it sounds, the CDC and other health organizations have literally had to do marketing in order to educate the public on this fact and the most common ongoing vaccine, for influenza, deftly avoids that with its “flu shot” branding. Registries began, as all (debatably) great things do, with manual interfaces.

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