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Can Telemedicine Increase Health Equity? A Conversation with Antoinette Thomas, Dave Ryan, and Me with the ATA

Health Populi

As we move to “build health care back better” in the U.S. go to the “expensive repair shops” — that is inpatient hospital care and emergency services. At the same time, much smaller spend goes to prevent damage — such as homelessness, hunger, and mental illness.

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Newsletter, September 2023

Patient Safety Movement

More than 40 percent of these events are due to preventable errors. The PCAST report also draws attention to the fact that medical errors and patient injuries persist at alarmingly high rates despite ongoing efforts to improve quality care on the part of practitioners and their organizations. In Health, Michael A.E.