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Designing Digital Health for Public Health Preparedness and Equity: the Consumer Tech Association Doubles Down

Health Populi

At the same time, CTA has published a paper on Advancing Health Equity Through Technology which complements and reinforces the PHTI announcement and objective. Hospitals and health care providers. Health plans. Volunteer organizations, along with other data-creating entities for public health. value-based).

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Memorial Healthcare finds success with switch to Epic-based telehealth vendor

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

billion in annual operating revenue, Memorial Healthcare System is one of the largest public health systems in the U.S. With the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Memorial launched telehealth for all its primary care and specialty centers, and today conducts about 100,000 virtual visits per year.

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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposes sweeping telehealth reforms

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Andrew Cuomo announced legislation this week that would expand access to telehealth throughout the state. "New Yorkers have adapted throughout 2020, but it is time to push telehealth to the next level in New York State and fully integrate it into our existing healthcare system. " WHY IT MATTERS.

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Telehealth, supply chain monitoring key areas of investment during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic has helped shed light on the longer-term structural reforms needed in the US healthcare system, which include telehealth investment and medical supply chain tracking and coordination improvements. " Nathan Eddy is a healthcare and technology freelancer based in Berlin. Email the writer: nathaneddy@gmail.com.

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Roundup: Telehealth providers needed in rural New Zealand and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Te Whatu Ora seeks rural telehealth service providers Te Whatu Ora, in collaboration with Te Aka Whai Ora, is seeking providers of rural telehealth services. " This comes following a recent consultation with rural health sector stakeholders where the mounting pressure on practices was raised.

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What data and technologies are needed to propel telehealth quality?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Virtual care aligns with strategic imperatives to improve health outcomes, enhance patient safety, and optimize the patient experience for populations with medical complexity and high healthcare needs. As a result, it will pay off if healthcare can continue the expansion of telehealth started by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Addiction recovery provider sees success with AI-enabled telehealth meds monitoring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Farr runs the addiction practice and is cofounder of Atadas, a telehealth medication monitoring technology company. " MEETING THE CHALLENGE Three technology trends add value to addiction medicine: telehealth, patient data interoperability and artificial intelligence, Farr said.