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Navigating the intersections of population health and precision medicine

Healthcare It News

Sam Hanna Population health and precision medicine have often been set against each other because of the inherent differences in their approaches to health management, but the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a bright light on both, highlighting some potential intersections that may not have been so apparent in the past.

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“The virus is the boss” — U.S. lives and livelihoods at the beginning of 2021

Health Populi

Goolsbee and Jason Furman, former Chair of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, tag-teamed the U.S. As Uwe Reinhardt, health economist guru , is whispering in my ear from his heavenly perch, “It’s the virus, stupid.” ” COVID-19 is, indeed, a tough boss. This week, the U.S.

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Skilled Nursing Update: CMS Adds New F Tag and Survey Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement Regulations – REVISED

Hall Render

Nursing homes face possible citations, civil monetary penalties, denial of payments and—as a final measure—termination of participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) as they embark on complying with the new CMS COVID-19 vaccine requirements for their staff.

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One physician's perspective on why patients prefer telehealth visits

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

But since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency, our organization has expanded its telehealth capabilities. We use a HIPAA-compliant software that allows for two-way, high definition video and audio. Region Tag: Global Edition. To test this assumption, I surveyed my patients.

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