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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. I asked her to meet with me to discuss her professional news update: being appointed Parexel’s first Patient Ambassador. Health care executive first; patient advocacy followed.

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Telehealth and mail-order abortion possible in some states during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

During the coronavirus pandemic, an increasing number of patients have turned to telehealth. " Advocates noted in the lawsuit that abortion restrictions have worked in tandem with the effects of the coronavirus to disproportionately impact patients of color, low-income people and other already vulnerable populations.

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Top takeaways from HIMSS22: What CIOs need to know

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Health system IT leaders need to be ready to enable care delivery anywhere, anytime, to any patient. There's a lot of evidence, including some recent research showcased at HIMSS22 that they save money while improving patient satisfaction.

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CharmHealth Launches 2023 Innovation Challenge to Revolutionize Healthcare

Digital Health Global

This year’s Innovation Challenge invites proposals designed to address the biggest issues faced by healthcare providers, patients and organizations. With a focus on interoperability, patient engagement, and streamlined workflows, CharmHealth offers a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of modern healthcare.

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Four Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from February 2021

Aging in Place Technology Watch

In years past, getting older adults online was a lower priority for senior advocates, social service agencies or healthcare organizations. Frail patients, according to insiders, are increasingly being discharged from hospitals directly to home, bypassing rehab nursing homes.

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OpenNotes site upgrades its literature search, to help authors and educators find relevant papers

Society for Participatory Medicine

As regular readers know, our Society for Participatory Medicine has always been a strong advocate for the OpenNotes movement as a key enabler of patient power. As co-founder Dr. Danny Sands often says in his speeches, “How can patients participate if they can’t see what I see?”

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Actual Consent is more important than more standards for Consent

Healthcare Exchange Standards

I interact with many Patient Advocates, Privacy Advocates, and individual Patients that are frustrated at the state of Privacy Consent today. This involves a patient not yet having made a choice (default rules). This involves a patient changing their mind. This means a PurposeOfUse of "Patient.