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COVID-19: Acknowledging the need to adopt digital health in New Zealand

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Adoption of digital health in the various healthcare ecosystems had not been well established. In the public health sector, contact tracing is predominantly carried out manually with the transfer of information performed manually as well. The full recording of the webinar is available here (registration required).

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To Avert a GLP-1 Cost Tsunami, Add Lifestyle Interventions: Learning from Virta Health

Health Populi

With consumer and prescriber interest in GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs “soaring,” health plan managers have a new source of financial stress and clinical questions on their to-do list. adult population by 2030 Health equity challenges, where diabetes and obesity disproportionately impact Black and Brown people living int he U.S.

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

Health Populi

How would you improve what’s in the bill to optimize the use of telehealth in this challenging public health moment? What can we expect to hear relevant to the public health challenge? Check out this last public health poster about Medicare and COVID-19. The President signed the $8.3

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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In addition, as a federally designated Telehealth Resource Center, UVA Health also worked to provide expanded technical assistance to providers and health systems across the nine-state Mid-Atlantic Region. Pre-COVID-19 programs focused on specialty care access. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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COVID-19 and the future of care delivery

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Staff leading on the implementation of digital health, who are not working in front-line service delivery, have been given dedicated support and had their teams expanded to deploy digital health and care services in response to COVID-19 in areas including: primary care, care at home and public health.

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#HIMSS24 Europe: What are the key talking points likely to be?

Lloyd Price

HIMSS Europe also offers educational programs, webinars, and resources to support healthcare professionals in their efforts to drive digital transformation in their organizations. Demand for services is unsustainable and health systems are cracking under the pressure.

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The Future of Healthcare: Telehealth. Here’s Why You Need to Consider Telemedicine in 2019

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With telemedicine, patients are able to seek services from providers in larger communities without having to coordinate travel plans or using the distance as a valid excuse to not seek treatment or care. The benefits of telehealth continues to grow, according to the WHO. Amwell Opportunity.