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Health Disparities in America: JAMA Talks Structural Racism in U.S. Health Care

Health Populi

The coronavirus pandemic has changed so many aspects of American health care for so many people, including doctors. Finally, check out Association of Race and Ethnicity and Medicare Program Type With Ambulatory Care Access and Quality Measures. This is not your typical edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Caring for Patients with Serious Illness: Insights from Kristofer Smith

Bill of Health

My mother was busy raising four children, and I watched her try to navigate and manage the health needs of my great grandmother and saw firsthand how difficult it was to get services in the home, how difficult it was to get her out to see the doctor.

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Our Homes Are Health Delivery Platforms – The New Home Health/Care at CES 2021

Health Populi

The heart has been a digital health focus at CES for several years as sensors got added to wristworn activity trackers and mobile apps married to medical technologies that were once only available for use in a doctor’s office or outpatient clinic.

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Thank Ketamine for the Telehealth Extension

Bill of Health

grants doctors broad discretion to prescribe medications off-label — so if a clinician believes ketamine will alleviate a patient’s depression or anxiety, they can prescribe it relatively easily. And, the waivers also allow physicians to bill Medicare regardless of where patients are located and prescribe medications with audio-only calls.

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