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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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Telehealth trends in 2023: Virtual-first, health equity and more

Healthcare It News

The technology-enabled form of healthcare delivery has huge momentum coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual care continues to transform traditional healthcare from a reactive, disease-focused model to a proactive, holistic system that is digitally integrated, patient-centric, and focused on personalized health and wellness.

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What an eventual end to the PHE would mean for telehealth

Healthcare It News

Since the COVID-19 public health emergency was declared in 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services has renewed the legislation every 90 days. There has been mounting pressure from the Republican Party, including a September 19 letter from Sen.

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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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The Pathology (and Politics) of Liability Shields

Bill Of Health

Over one million Americans have died from COVID-19, while 20 percent of those who survive may develop post-COVID conditions. With weak safety net policies and high health care costs it would hardly be surprising if our fellow citizens tried to shift some of their COVID costs to arguably responsible defendants.

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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.