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Vendor Notebook: Salesforce extends AI to public health services, DrFirst acquires Myndshft

Healthcare It News

Improvements in public health case administration, faster prior authorizations for specialty medications and rideshare delivery of lab kits for wellness are just a few interesting goals making vendor news in April. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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South Metropolitan Health Service digitises its pre-surgery program

Healthcare It News

"Patients are supported through their surgical journey by a multidisciplinary team providing health and wellbeing tools for people to integrate into their lifestyle in the lead-up surgery, including education through a dedicated SurgFit school," a spokesperson for the organisation explained to Healthcare IT News.

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How IVAs is Helping Care Providers and Patients Deal with Delta Variant

HIT Consultant

However, as the Delta Variant defines the next phase of COVID , many healthcare organizations are experiencing a massive surge in patient communication volume. But critical healthcare staff shortages , which existed before the virus and are now compounded by it, have providers scrambling to keep pace.

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Improving the pace of vaccine distribution through technology

Cloud Blogs

They are designed to enable and extend an organization’s vaccination management capabilities and create end-to-end experiences for citizens, front-line vaccine administrators, and healthcare providers. However, as public health and healthcare organizations plan ahead, we should expect a new set of challenges.

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Public Health Modernization Toolkit: Key Commitments, Priorities, and Strategies to Advance Collaboration between Public Health and Health Systems

NASHP

Funding for state and local health departments decreased 17 percent between 2009 and 2019, while experts estimate that an additional $4.5 billion per year is necessary to ensure access to basic public health services.[1] billion per year is necessary to ensure access to basic public health services.”

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State Strategies to Increase Diversity in the Behavioral Health Workforce

NASHP

These services involve targeted outreach at Native Hawaiian community events, individual assessments and employment plans, and use of both Hawaiian and English language resources. Address the disproportionate impact of corrections involvement on BIPOC communities. Consider continuing education requirements.

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Family Caregiver Services and Supports

NASHP

Montana’s Department of Public Health Services Senior and Long-Term Care utilized ADPI funds to train Aging Disability Resource Center/Area Agency on Aging personnel to beDementia Care Navigators. Section 2: Engagement of Family Caregivers in Healthcare?Services Services and Systems. Services and Systems.

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