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Roundup: Monash Health sets up virtual clinic for blood pressure management and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Australia offers telehealth subsidy for COVID-19 antiviral prescription. The Australian government is temporarily subsidising the cost of long teleconsultations for the prescription of COVID-19 antiviral medications.

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Redefining PPE As Primary Care, Public Health, and Health Equity – The Community PPE Index

Health Populi

in the first near-year of the pandemic, we’ve learned a lot about the science and clinical aspects of the very tricky COVID-19 virus. The framework for the new PPE takes a page out of the report, Health is a Community Affair — written in in 1966 by the National Commission on Community Health Services.

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Health Provider News – January 14, 2022

Hall Render

Supreme Court blocks Biden Covid vaccine mandate for businesses, allows health-care worker rule. 19% of US hospitals critically understaffed, 21% anticipate shortages: Numbers by state. 5 states facing the worst nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks. Nursing homes nationwide nearing COVID-19 infection records.

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What are the Penalties for HIPAA Violations?

HIPAA Journal

There was a reduction in the number of financial penalties for HIPAA violations in 2021 from the record number of penalties of 2020, with OCR’s decision to finalize penalties potentially being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 19 settlements were reached to resolve potential violations of the HIPAA Rules.

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