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HHS puts $48M toward rural public health IT, workforce expansion

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it was making almost $48 million available in American Rescue Plan funding for public health capacity in rural and tribal communities, through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.

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NUS Medicine introducing holographic GI care training and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NUS Medicine to introduce holographic GI module The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) has tied up with GigXR, a California-based provider of holographic healthcare training, to introduce a new mixed reality-based (MR) training module for treating and diagnosing acute gastrointestinal diseases.

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Roundup: VR stroke care training rolled out for NSW ED nurses and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NSW ED nurses get VR stroke care training A virtual reality training programme for administering stroke care has been rolled out across New South Wales. Based on a media release, 27 regional, rural and metropolitan hospitals across the state each received VR headsets for training.

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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. Tribal health departments. Over 160,000 public and private labs. Hospitals and health care providers. Health plans. Health care workforce training.

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Microsoft and consortium of healthcare leaders announces formation of TRAIN: Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: The Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN) is a brand new initiative launched March 2024 focused on ensuring AI is used ethically and effectively within healthcare. Measuring outcomes: TRAIN is creating tools to help healthcare organizations measure the real-world impact of AI on patient care.

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VR is just as effective for naloxone training as in-person instruction, study says

Mobi Health News

The results of this study offer public health workers a scalable, low-cost and effective way to educate the community on how to treat someone experiencing an opioid overdose.

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Georgia Department of Public Health: Keeping Doctors and Patients Connected

CiscoHealth

Follow along with our new blog series #HealthcareNow and #PublicSectorNow , where we’ll addresses healthcare innovation around the world and how to maintain business continuity in today’s health climate. . Conduct trainings and staff meetings. The BCW program is using Webex to : . Administer eligibility evaluations.