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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. " Lorraine Breuer, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation.

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How Geriatric Care Will Change in the New Normal

AIHC

How COVID Affected Geriatric Care The elderly were affected more severely by the pandemic because they were already a vulnerable population to begin with. Geriatric care shifted to telehealth to meet the needs of older adults.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Digitally-enabled care is the future of telehealth – “telehealth” has become industry norm since the start of the pandemic and used as a catchall term for everything from virtual doctor’s appointments to at-home testing kits. Finding time to get to the doctor is a challenge.

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Wearables Are Good For Older People, Too — The Latest From Laurie Orlov

Health Populi

Laurie Orlov, tech industry veteran, writer, speaker and elder care advocate, is the founder of the encyclopedia Aging and Health Technology Watch website, takes this propitious moment to assess The Future of Wearables and Older Adult in a new report.

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Tort Liability is a Potentially Powerful Tool for Pandemic Response

Bill of Health

The tort system does this by articulating standards of reasonable care and exposing entities that fall short of these standards to liability. An additional thirteen lawsuits, a mix of medical malpractice and wrongful death claims, were filed against health care providers. By Timothy D.

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With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Some of this shift to virtual care will be permanent. A significant percentage of ambulatory care will never return to a clinic. Many of us have gotten used to the idea that telehealth is just a new way to meet the doctor, only now it is through a video visit.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Typically, the health systems and payers work together in a value-based care arrangement that involves shared risk and reward. For these reasons, Current Health can be valuable to health systems as they navigate the surge of patients requiring care due to COVID-19, the vendor said.

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Health Provider News – January 27, 2023

Hall Render

California seismic rules fail to consider rural hospitals California health system rebrands Tulare hospital district recovers $3mil in settlement with ex-attorney Blue Shield CA expands digital health program to Medicaid members California’s UC Davis Health increases specialty care access for Medi-Cal patients How profitable are California’s 1-star hospitals? turns to in-home care for children’s mental health How to incorporate Fitbit, Apple data into EHRs?

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area health care real estate A proposed noncompete ban could upend business for health providers D.C. doctor talks importance of diversity in health care Illinois hospital CEO dismissed amid board investigation Illinois paid sick leave legislation heading to Gov. MSDH head: Mississippi county health departments struggling to stay open MISSOURI Spectrum Health Care Clinic closes its doors in Columbia $7.5M

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Health Provider News

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George Washington University Hospital resident doctors plan to form union DELAWARE Why Delaware is still struggling to hire health care workers post-COVID PAM Health opens Georgetown facility Delaware among the final states still in pandemic emergency FLORIDA 4 projects underway at Orlando Health’s downtown campus 2 Florida physicians spend $1.8M TEXAS 1M square feet of health care space under construction, much of it in suburban areas $1.6B

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Health Provider News – January 20, 2023

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for obesity rate, is getting heavier Medical Properties Trust Sponsors Children’s of Alabama Primary care group makes major local acquisition, doubling footprint in state ALASKA Juneau’s hospital is losing more than $1M a month Alaska’s flu season appears to have peaked.

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Health Provider News – July 1, 2022

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To Boost Cancer Care, CMS Plans New ‘Enhancing Oncology’ Payment Model. North Alabama doctor’s medical license suspended after investigation into overdose death. Alaska health care professionals work to address residents’ behavioral health needs. Banner Health teams with Hue Health, Flume Health for new direct primary care plan. For 8th Year, UAMS Receives National Recognition for Providing High-Quality Stroke Care. for health care research.

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Health Provider News – November 18, 2022

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Amazon launches virtual doctor marketplace in newest healthcare play. AHA’s Dr. Don Williamson: Alabama facing health care crisis. 2 southern Arizona nonprofits awarded grants to improve rural health care. Arkansas doctors and hospital seeing high levels of flu and RSV cases. Fight Over Health Care Minimum Wage Yields a Split Decision in Southern California. Colorado’s RSV, COVID and flu hospitalizations all rising, adding new strain to health care system.

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Health Provider News – August 26, 2022

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Amazon to shutter virtual health care service Amazon Care. Despite Lackluster Operator Adoption, EHRs Positioned to Shape Behavioral Health Care’s Future. Federal judge blocks HHS guidance that emergency medical care must include abortion services. Tie nursing home Medicaid payments to care quality, CMS tells states. This young woman wants to Indigenize mental health care. IU Health Adds Primary Care, Pharmacy, OBGYN to Jackson Street Facility.

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Health Provider News – April 1, 2022

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AHA Urges DOJ to Protect Health Care Workers??from Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 public health emergency. Alaska’s top doctor on living with COVID in the post-restriction era. Much of the cost of dementia care in aging Native American adults is due to hospitalization. Governor Ducey Signs Bill Extending Temporary Health Care Professional Licenses. Hive ransomware shuts down California health care organization.

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Health Provider News – January 14, 2022

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Supreme Court blocks Biden Covid vaccine mandate for businesses, allows health-care worker rule. More Alaska health care workers are out sick or in quarantine. Huge surge in Covid-19 cases stressing Arizona health care system. ‘There’s no more backup plans’: AZ health care workers call for COVID-19 mitigation policy. ‘It’s going to crush the system:’ Hundreds of Arizona health care workers demand COVID-19 mitigation policy.