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Where telemedicine is headed now that the PHE has ended

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This change is yet another signal that the country is working to move past the pandemic, which falls in line with recent moves by the federal government to move the pandemic to a more controlled phase. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency.

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Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2

Health Populi

This post follows up Part 1 of a two-part series I’ve prepared in advance of the AHIP 2024 conference where I’ll be brainstorming these scenarios with a panel of folks who know their stuff in technology, health care and hospital systems, retail health, and pharmacy, among other key issues.

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A Blueprint for Solving the U.S. Nursing Shortage Crisis

HIT Consultant

The World Health Organization declared 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife to spotlight nurses’ impact on healthcare and recognize the 200 th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Enabling nurses to practice at the top of their licenses. But it also shined a light on nurses’ courage and heroism.

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COVID-19: An integrated healthcare system is the way forward

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Government & Policy Network Infrastructure Telehealth Workflow With dozens of healthcare facilities across the UAE, the country’s healthcare system is evolving faster than elsewhere in the world says Christian Schuhmacher, CEO of King’s College Hospital London in Dubai.

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Automating Accessibility in Health IT – Part 2

Healthcare IT Today

Brandon Cooper and Jennifer Dunphy Bowers of Get Real Health are responsible for accessibility for a site used by about three million people, with government clients who require compliance with accessibility regulations and standards. She endorses the WCAG rules, which form the basis of many automated tools we’ll look at.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2023 – July and August 2023

SQA

times the intended dose and required intervention in a hospital. After becoming aware of this medication error, Health Canada worked with the manufacturer to modify the product label (change from Calcium Carbonate 500 mg to Calcium 500 mg) to assist in reducing confusion and prevent similar incidents happening in the future.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2022 – July/August

SQA

Health Canada is warning consumers about counterfeit BTNX Rapid Response COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits (25-pack boxes) found in Ontario. The counterfeit devices were sold online by a distributor named Healthful Plus without the required license to import, distribute, or sell medical devices in Canada.