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NYC elder care provider using FCC funds for telehealth, protecting seniors from COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Social distancing is a key factor in reducing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and tele-visits can be a safe and secure means for providers to deliver certain types of care for their patients. The area continues to face an increase in severe COVID-19 cases that require hospitalization – overwhelming many hospitals.

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Nursing community collaboration on the European COVID-19 front-lines

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth Women In Health IT Workforce The pandemic has underlined the importance of nurses working together and ensuring we are better prepared for any future crisis, as highlighted during the 'European Nurses Facing COVID-19' webinar. Similarities in cross-border community challenges.

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Tort Liability is a Potentially Powerful Tool for Pandemic Response

Bill of Health

public health infrastructure nor American political culture support the kind of muscular central government mandates that have characterized the COVID-19 policies of many other countries. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. caused in the course of providing medical services in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.”

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From Alexa to COVID-19 tests, Amazon expands healthcare aspirations in 2021

Mobi Health News

Alexa made moves into health systems and elder care, a new Halo wearable was released and the Amazon Care virtual care service began its expansion this year.

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AWS announces healthcare workforce accelerator cohort

Healthcare It News

Sensor-based monitoring of activity patterns to help support elder care and specialty care. "Technologies that support decentralized care, like healthcare in virtual wards, community settings and home care settings, have huge potential." " It is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19 at 1 p.m. -

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Why Telehealth Should Be the Standard Protocol in Long-Term Care Facilities

Healthcare IT Today

With the COVID-19 cloud casting a shadow on high-risk elderly care communities, there’s another effect to make note of besides the way these facilities have been unfortunately impacted with cases. The following is a guest article by Ed Mercadante is the Chief Executive Officer of MediTelecare.

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Digital Health to the Rescue – Improving Access to Specialized Care: A Discussion with Viveka Rydell-Anderson

Healthcare Law Blog

Improving Access to Specialized Care The digital revolution has made significant inroads into specialized healthcare services, which generally include care that is traditionally provided by specialists and is more difficult to access than primary care – for instance, mental health support, elder care, and certain diagnostic services, among others.