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How Digital Health Tools Can Help Promote Vaccine Adherence

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Kate Behan, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Arcadia A so-called “tripledemic” — the convergence of flu, RSV and COVID-19 — led to significant morbidity and mortality, and it also forced the cancellation or delay of numerous medical procedures at overwhelmed health systems.

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Stanford Medicine Taps Komodo Health Platform to Study COVID-19 Ripple Effects

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. – Stanford’s Center for Population Health Sciences will use Komodo Health’s platform, AI analytics tools, and de-identified patient data to study the real-world effects of the pandemic on health outcomes among different patient populations.

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Indian doctors group taps Eka Care for online healthcare platform

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The app also stores health records and does health assessments for patients; Indians can also download their COVID-19 vaccination certificates through the app. Currently, Eka Care has over 350,000 app users. The app is available on both iOS and Android devices and supports 12 languages. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Microsoft and CVS Health Partner to Accelerate Personalized Care Experience

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In addition to creating a more personalized and seamless experience for consumers, data science will also be used to improve access to care and health outcomes.

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How the Life Sciences Industry Can Boost Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

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Although it is well established that diversity improves outcomes and drives excellence, implementing diversity lags behind in many industries, including life sciences and healthcare. experience significant health disparities , including higher rates of chronic disease and premature death compared to the white population.

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Reflections on the United States Health Care System and the Right to Health

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Under-investment in social determinants of health are major drivers of inequitable health outcomes in the United States. health system continue to exacerbate poor health and disparities. COVID-19 and the U.S. Finally, racism and other forms of discrimination in the U.S. Uninsured people in the U.S.

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Old Dogs and New Tricks: A Case for the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights & Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

Because of this, many states fell back to public order policing of the pandemic and/or states of emergencies, using security tactics, techniques, and legislation as a public health tool to the obvious detriment to both human rights and public health outcomes.