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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We already had developed a virtual personal protective equipment model in our special pathogen unit of our Medical ICU, or iSOCOMS," said Dr. Karen Rheuban, cofounder and director of the Center for Telehealth and medical director of telemedicine at the University of Virginia Health System.

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Crisis in the U.S. Healthcare Workforce: Why It’s Time to introduce AI

HIT Consultant

In contrast to larger, well-funded hospital facilities, rural hospitals are experiencing a disproportionate dearth in personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly nurses. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US), [link] (2012, accessed 11 January 2022). Aside from staffing shortages among the general U.S. risk score.

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Five Digital Health Imperatives for Patient Safety

The Digital Health Corner

People who do not know their diagnoses when they leave an office visit or hospital (some estimates are 60%) or do not know the reasons for each medication they are prescribed are much more likely to be non-adherent to medical advice or recommended treatment regimens. Improving the electronic medical record (EHR).