HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Why, then, are medical libraries among the first services to be cut when hospitals and health systems trim their budgets? In December 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to hospital department closures around the U.S., the Medical Library Association issued a plea touting the benefits of their services.

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Doctors Hospitals COVID-19 Nurses 110

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

. “Provisional life expectancy at birth in the first half of 2020 was the lowest level since 2006 for both the total population and for males, and was the lowest level since 2007 for females,” the report observes. That’s certainly true for health and health care access — COVID-19 has shown us.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 17, 2022

Robert Bressler, SVP of Primary360, Teladoc Health. The promise of primary care on improved health outcomes has been proven over time. When the COVID-19 pandemic closed medical offices, consumers turned to digital options en masse—some for the first time —and saw the benefits of virtual visits.

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