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Hospitals That Ditch Masks Risk Exposure

Bill of Health

NYU’s Langone hospital system decided that — outside of the Emergency Room — patients would generally only be required to mask “if they have fever and cough” (query what percentage of individuals with recent COVID-19 infections did not have this specific combo of symptoms — spoiler: it’s probably high ).

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How the Unpredictable Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Infection Pose a Challenge That Tort Law Cannot Meet

Bill of Health

The longer the pandemic continues, the more obvious it is how effective the sweeping federal and state laws shielding medical providers from malpractice associated with COVID-19 have been. The declared public health emergency will end, and with it the federal and remaining state blanket liability protections.

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Tort Liability is a Potentially Powerful Tool for Pandemic Response

Bill of Health

When pandemic response efforts are hampered by inadequate enforcement resources and political polarization, tort liability could, potentially, be a powerful public health tool. public health infrastructure has historically relied heavily on state and local authorities. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S.

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Here's what primary care clinicians say they need to effectively implement telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

epicenters of the COVID-19 crisis, were some of the first to feel the brunt of the disease's effects. Shelley, a professor in the Department of Policy and Public Health Management at the New York University School of Global Public Health. Review, revise and communicate telehealth malpractice policies.

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Physicians in favor of permanent telehealth expansion

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"As consumers, we want competition which reduces the price and increases the quality," said lead author Bhavneet Walia, assistant professor of public health at Syracuse, about the study. "On the other hand, as a health economist, I worry that market concentration will reduce access.

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Managing the Risks of Fast-Growing Digital Health

Health Populi

Investments in the digital health sector have fast-grown in the past decade, reaching $14bn in 2020 based on Rock Health’s latest read on the market. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the field across many industry segments. Three in five said their growth was due to COVID-19.

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Cleveland Clinic, RAND hope to tackle telehealth's digital divide

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With regard to sustainability, attendees acknowledged that the current state of telehealth is the product of a rapid scale-up in response to the COVID-19 crisis. He also cited the importance of affordable malpractice insurance for providers practicing over state lines. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.