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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare IT Today

For instance, researchers found higher rates of cardiovascular diseases and poor outcomes among people today whose neighborhoods were redlined in the 1930s. This paper, dated August 2020, pointed out that this data could help prioritize efforts at COVID-19 testing and contact tracing—today, of course, we would add vaccinations.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In addition, the company recently launched a COVID-19 monitoring system to support the management of patients with related symptoms or who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are self-quarantining at home with mild symptoms.