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The Many Factors That Make a Child’s Well-Being Build Our Adult Health – the Aspirational OECD Framework

Health Populi

The ultimate health and wellbeing of an adult depends on the factors that shape us when we are children. A new, deep report from the OECD, Measuring What Matters for Child Well-being and Policies , spells out the many domains of experience that, together, bolster our whole health as we grow from child to adult.

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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

“I am a health care executive who happens to be a patient, caregiver, and advocate,” Stacy Hurt explained to me in a Zoom chat we shared on 31 May. Health care executive first; patient advocacy followed. I asked her to meet with me to discuss her professional news update: being appointed Parexel’s first Patient Ambassador.

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My ABCovid-19 Journal – Day 3 of 5, Letters “K” through “O”

Health Populi

This week, I’m sharing all the letters of the alphabet with you which reminded me keywords and themes emerging as we were learning about this dastardly public health threat beginning early in 2020. The photo underneath the star was printed from a local newspaper article showing public health and LTC staff wearing hazmat-type suits.

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Boston Medical Center boosts care for epileptic kids with telehealth-analytics platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Those language barriers can discourage patients from making appointments and addressing their health concerns, as well as those of their children. “Parents who did not have paid time off or sick days could not afford to take a day off and address the health concerns of themselves and/or their children. THE PROBLEM.

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Where is the detailed survey of older people?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

From an economic standpoint -- what will they (or their families) spend money on, how is their health, what is the cost of their care, where do they live? How about surveying illness incidence by age and home ownership, an opportunity for health-related technology use, particularly with the detail of surveyed Wi-Fi ownership.

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Pandemic-era burnout: Telehealth managers get pushed to the max

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With much of the country shut down earlier this year, the typical number of weekly virtual care visits grew from dozens, to hundreds, to thousands at hospitals and health systems across the country. " Dr. Bradley Crotty, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network. " Dr. Lisa R. Bardack, CareMount Medical.

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Telemedicine Today (#tday): June 2015

American Well

Hear from a health law expert as he breaks down the variances in telehealth policy and looks at what the future holds. As a patient of Franciscan Health System’s primary care clinic in Port Orchard, Soderberg learned about an alternative option: virtual urgent care, at the cost of $35. ” Read More.