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Addressing Our Patients’ Most Difficult COVID-19 Concerns

Hospital Medicine

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed health care as we know it. Our hospitalized patients may wonder why they can’t have their families beside them and worry about contracting the virus in the hospital. It has sowed fear and doubt among the public and created endless questions without answers.

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Memorial Healthcare System grows its telehealth offering to 61 programs

Healthcare It News

Before the widespread adoption of telemedicine technology, there were several problems that hindered the delivery of healthcare services for most healthcare organizations. Many people lacked convenient access to medical care and providers, making it difficult for them to receive the care they needed.

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How virtual reality can help address the mental health professional shortage

Healthcare It News

Telehealth can remove potential access barriers for patients such as geographic location or transportation to an appointment. As such, telehealth can often make it easier to find a therapist, as any therapist licensed in the state in which the patient lives may now be a potential fit. These all are really positive contributions.

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Policing Public Health: Carceral-Logic Lessons from a Mid-Size City

Bill Of Health

Our experience in New Haven during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic well illuminates this, while also revealing a logic of exceptional force lying dormant in municipal health practices. seems to be settling in as a pandemic of the local. seems to be settling in as a pandemic of the local.

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How To Fight Candida Auris/Fungal Infections In Hospitals

HIT Consultant

Jason Kang, Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer at Kinnos Concerns about deadly fungal infections are growing nearly as fast as the outbreaks themselves. Even though compliance across the entire general public is admittedly difficult to sustain, enforcement of preventive best practices in our healthcare systems should be achievable.

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Why Telemedicine Isn’t A Temporary Fix — It’s The Future

HIT Consultant

When COVID-19 started, many health systems rapidly adopted virtual care models as a matter of necessity to keep as many non-COVID patients out of hospitals as possible. At the onset of COVID-19 in April 2020, telehealth utilization grew 78 times from where it was just in February 2020, according to McKinsey.

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Blockchain Privacy Innovations Can Let Healthcare Focus On What Matters

HIT Consultant

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the major impact that data has on our lives, especially when it comes to healthcare. From track-and-trace systems to digital Covid vaccination passports, to patient data, to the medical supply chain, there has been a huge increase in data collected by governments and healthcare providers.