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Coping with Crises: Using Telemedicine to Deliver Effective Virtual Critical Care

HIT Consultant

Primary care providers and specialists embraced virtual care, thanks to a combination of easy-to-use technologies, temporary regulatory flexibilities, and increased demand from patients. Looking to the future of virtual critical care for emergency situations. The results have been transformative.

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Remembering The Forgotten Patients

Healthcare Leadership

With the changes we have seen from the pandemic, segments of patient populations are facing: Disruptions in primary coverage. Primary care reduced availability – face-to-face & difficult transition to telehealth for many based on internet access, education, comfort/trust, and fear. Income disruptions.

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Can the U.S. Improve Health System Performance with Digital Health Tools? Pondering A Big Question for #HIMSS21

Health Populi

The metrics compared were access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes. ranked number 11 out of 11 nations with the exception of care process, based on four pillars: preventive care, safe care, coordinated care, and engagement and patient preferences.