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Inflation, Health, and the American Consumer – “The Devil Wears Kirkland”

Health Populi

This is one of the few meta-analyses of its scope exploring the nexus of inflation and health, examining 69 studies across a range of health-related risk factors such as diet, substance use, stress, and violence, as well as health outcomes — life expectancy, mortality, suicidality, and mental health conditions among them.

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One aged care provider’s solution to meet rural service demand amid staff shortage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Australia is facing a shortfall of at least 110,000 aged care workers by 2030 , according to a projection by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia. Data shows that older people living in rural and remote Australia have inequity of access to healthcare, resulting in poorer health outcomes and lower life expectancy.

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Advanced Analytics Can Change the Game for Consumer Healthcare Services

HIT Consultant

By 2030, one out of every five Americans will be 65 or older. In consumer health, this tailored approach results in better health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs, as it minimizes trial-and-error treatment and hospital readmissions.

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Providence forms philanthropy initiative to tackle health equity, IT innovation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Philanthropy powers the programs and services that provide access to the latest technology, equipment, facilities and research, so caregivers can deliver the same high-quality health outcomes in every community we serve, from rural areas to large cities," Dr. Rod Hochman, president and CEO of Providence, said in a statement.

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Chatbots and related automation can ease staffing shortages, triage patients

Healthcare It News

million healthcare workers by 2030. Health systems and other providers need to meet patients where they are – which is increasingly in their homes – with consumer-worthy experiences while reducing variability of care and improving health outcomes.

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Taking Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) From Data to Analysis and Action

Healthcare IT Today

between 2023 to 2030 and is expected to reach over $43 million by 2030 from more than $8 million in 2022. Prioritizing data that has been purpose-built and clinically validated ensures that we’re tracking data that truly predicts and impacts health outcomes, not just correlation.

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Generative AI Can Transform Public Health, but Guardrails by Design Needed

HIT Consultant

This is a tremendously exciting prospect in the mission to end new HIV infections by 2030.” These Private Language Models (PLMs) become oracles on a subject and are especially useful in helping solve hard problems in HIV management, such as loss to follow-up – a term for patients who drop off treatment.