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Biosafety Labs, Public Safety, and Politics

Bill of Health

By Barbara Pfeffer Billauer On May 25, 2023 , merely six weeks before the Wuhan Biosafety lab lost its NIH funding amid the controversy of possible lab leaks and connection with COVID-19, the United States proudly opened the doors of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), the 14th biosafety level 4 lab in the U.S.,

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Epic, Zoom and mobile app help at-risk clinic volunteers deliver care from home

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Bend clinic installed an electronic health record in 2004 and has a long history of adopting health IT. The ripples of COVID-19 hit especially hard in this community, where many lost jobs in the hospitality and tourism industries. Further, most volunteers are over 60 and at higher risk of COVID-19 complications.

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HHS, DOD and vendors partner for critical care via telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As part of the government-funded program, Avel eCARE also provided critical care consulting to a small community hospital that was inundated with COVID-19 patients. Healthcare IT News sat down with Lisa Lindgren, vice president of clinical operations at Avel eCARE, to learn more about NETCNN and telemedicine in the age of COVID-19.

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The Stress of the Caregiver: The Most Over-Utilized, Unpaid Stakeholder in U.S. Healthcare

Health Populi

healthcare system since Dr. Charles Safran testified with that statement to Congress way back in 2004 …an era where bipartisanship for health IT was a real thing. The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened mental and behavioral health concerns for unpaid caregivers.

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SOC Telemed Expands Behavioral Health Offering with Acquisition of Forefront Telecare

Healthcare IT Today

Founded in 2004, Access TeleCare pioneered inpatient telemedicine. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, 20% of adults, or 50 million people, experienced a behavioral health-related illness, with 27 million going untreated. Forefront Telecare will operate as an Access TeleCare company focused on behavioral health.

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Driving Healthcare Operational Efficiency with IoT Sensing as a Service

HIT Consultant

For the first time since 2004, a lack of staffing has overtaken financial volatility as the No. Take the COVID-19 and Monkeypox vaccines for example, which must be stored in strict temperature settings in order to maintain their efficacy. Meanwhile, from canceled appointments to delayed surgeries, more than half of all U.S.

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Can Children Consent to the COVID Vaccine? The Case of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice

Bill of Health

Despite pediatric COVID-19 vaccine availability, many youth remain unvaccinated , and are thus at higher risk of life-altering outcomes as a result of contracting COVID-19. [1]. Youth in the foster care system and those who are justice-involved face additional challenges during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.