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Riding the digital wave through COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NHS Digital increased the capacity and range of NHS 111 (the 24/7 telephone and online service for people who need advice and information about urgent medical problems), and NHSX (which focuses on the digital transformation of health and social care) launched a competition for remote monitoring technology.

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Gen Z and Millennials: What They Want from Healthcare

MeMD

Today’s employers are evaluating their benefits plans through a new lens to ensure they’re meeting the needs of today’s workers. Virtual Primary Care Leads to Better Health. But despite the important role of primary care, Millennials and Gen Z are far less likely than older generations to have a primary care provider.

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

Health Populi

Health care workforce training. Reimbursement for digital/telecare/virtual care services for both public and private payors. At the same time, CTA has published a paper on Advancing Health Equity Through Technology which complements and reinforces the PHTI announcement and objective. Lack of data interoperability, and.

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Portugal showcases national telehealth plan with patients at the center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Making use of technology has emerged as a natural way to leverage new solutions that best meet society’s needs,” Monteiro said. Real-time teleconsultations have been shown to work well between healthcare providers, for instance between primary care and hospitals. An array of digital tools.

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Should NHS Doctors charge for patient appointments?

Lloyd Price

Dr Kailash Chand, the Deputy Chairman of the BMA has said in an article for GP Online ‘One consequence of charging patients would be to do irreparable damage to the doctor/patient relationship and to assist profit-driven private companies to oust GPs from their traditional gatekeeper role, facilitating the creeping privatisation of primary care.’

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How Mobile Medical Clinic can be the Best Option to Serve During COVID-19 Pandemic?

KB Dental Consulting

Many mobile medical clinics are currently providing primary care, prevention, testing, and follow-up care for geriatrics, new-borns, TB patients, and other chronic diseases. Some mobile medical vans are acting as stand-alone testing sites while others are serving as mega-sites for COVID-19 testing in hospital parking lots.

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How Mobile Medical Clinic can be the Best Option to Serve During COVID-19 Pandemic?

KB Dental Consulting

Many mobile medical clinics are currently providing primary care, prevention, testing, and follow-up care for geriatrics, new-borns, TB patients, and other chronic diseases. Some mobile medical vans are acting as stand-alone testing sites while others are serving as mega-sites for COVID-19 testing in hospital parking lots.