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Advancing Health Equity by Addressing The Health Data Desert

HIT Consultant

But there is another hurdle that is just as significant, and that is the lack of quality data on these social determinants. Data-driven insights are crucial in understanding health disparities. By comparing quality-of-care data with population, income, and ethnicity across the U.S.,

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Hospital at Home: Aligning Provider Needs with Patient Wishes

HIT Consultant

Growing Acceptance of Telemedicine by Patients. The third way in which the health landscape has been permanently changed over the last year is the positive acceptance of telemedicine, where the patient is in one location and the medical provider is in another, bridged by technology.

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State Policy Considerations to Support Equitable Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs 

NASHP

racial, ethnic, linguistic, economic, geographic) that intersect with their health needs or disability status. 7 For CYSHCN from families with low incomes or who live in rural settings, access to services and specialists is also a significant barrier, resulting in higher levels of unmet health needs.

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The 5 Key Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring

Twistle

Over the past year we’ve experienced the important role of telemedicine in monitoring and managing patient health and wellness. Adding remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology to a telehealth program increases access to care and enhances the quality of care delivery. Improved Quality of Care.

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The Future of Health Is “Now,” Deloitte Says; But Are Consumers Living and Loving It?

Health Populi

In the pandemic-timed market research, 2 in 3 patients believed a doctor or nurse needed to physically examine them to understand their health care needs, and 56% didn’t think they got the same quality of care or value from a virtual visit compared with an in-person one.

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