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Telehealth resource centers nationwide aid providers at no cost

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Health Resources and Services Administration-funded regional TRCs around the country, saw 439 inquiries in March and April alone – an 800% increase from the same time period the previous year. Some, for example, focus more on behavioral health, while others concentrate on private providers or substance use treatment.

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Waking Up a Health Consumer in the COVID-19 Era

Health Populi

His remarks focused largely on an immigration and travel policy versus science, triaging, testing and treatment of the virus itself. Here is a link to the President’s full remarks from the White House website, presented at about 9 pm on 11 March 2020.

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Abridge Names Chief Clinical Officer: Dr. Tina Shah, Former Senior Advisor, Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and Practicing Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician

Digital Health Global

Her work has included operationalizing strategies to address clinician burnout, rapidly standing up digital health solutions for clinicians during the pandemic, and shaping U.S. federal health policy. Dr. Shah has served in two White House Administrations and in the U.S. That’s game changing.”

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My Health, My Data – Thinking Consumers, Privacy and Self-Care at HIMSS 2023

Health Populi

The My Health, My Data Act defines “consumer health data” as “personal information that is linked or reasonably linkable to a consumer and that identifies a consumer’s past, present, or future physical or mental health.” and Seeing is Believing – Inside the World’s Biggest Hospital), among other themes.

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What Person-Centered Interoperability Looks Like: Seqster

Health Populi

In summing up the patient-centered interoperability goal, Ardy summarized: “We’ve created the Mint.com of health data.” ” Health Populi’s Hot Points: Many of my beloved and brilliant colleagues are convening this week at HealthDataPalooza and the National Health Policy Conference in Washington, DC.

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HRSA Resources for Advancing Telehealth (Episode 18)

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

Episode 18 features Natassja Manzanero, Telehealth Resource Center Program Coordinator for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT), Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources, and Services Administration (HRSA). Topics covered include: Programs available through the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.

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Payments, Price Transparency, GIS + EMS Response Times & Vendor Management at ViVE2023

Healthcare IT Today

I had the chance to catch up with her at #ViVE2023 just after she presented with Dr. Benjamin Weston, Chief Health Policy Advisor and Director of Medical Services for Milwaukee County. Her passion for improving healthcare through the use of GIS technology is infectious.