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COVID-19: Vaccine mandate enforced in Austria

Healthcare It News

Germany has introduced compulsory COVID-19 vaccination limited to all employees in hospitals, nursing homes, facilities for the disabled, emergency services, medical surgeries and maternity facilities which must be applied by mid March. Thus, negative test results or the recovery status would no longer be accepted.

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The Rise of Digital Rehab: Tech Solutions for Senior Recovery

HIT Consultant

The Imperative for Digitizing Short-Term Rehab According to projections by the World Health Organization, musculoskeletal conditions are the primary drivers behind the increasing rates of disability, particularly among the elderly. These conditions are exacerbated by factors such as long COVID-19 and extended hospital stays.

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What is the Number One Error in Healthcare?

MedTrainer

Medical errors can occur at any stage of the healthcare process, from diagnosis to treatment to follow-up care, and in any healthcare setting, including hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and even at home. Globally, medication errors cost an estimated $42B USD annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Health Provider News – September 23, 2022

Hall Render

Congress presses Meta about health data privacy after hospitals remove Facebook tracker. Healthcare Compliance Will Be a Challenge in Post-PHE World. Health systems grow apprenticeships to tackle shortages. HHS alerts health sector to monkeypox-themed phishing campaign. Alabama hospital CEO resigns.

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What Has COVID Ever Done For Us? Here 9 Examples

HIT Consultant

In the face of extraordinary restrictions on population movement and contact, new and more creative uses of existing telehealth technologies were required to permit clinicians to continue treating patients while complying with contact and travel rules and stay-at-home orders. 3D Printing. Gene-editing technologies.

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Biden Administration Unveils Long-Awaited COVID-19 Rules For Large Employers and Healthcare Workers

Health Law RX

An employee is considered “fully vaccinated” two weeks after completing primary vaccination with a COVID-19 vaccine with, if applicable, at least the minimum interval between doses as recommended by the CDC, World Health Organization (“WHO”), or if administered as a part of a clinical trial.

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The Biggest Threat to Our Health Isn’t the Next Pandemic or Cancer…It’s Climate Change

Health Populi

and the issue of pandemic preparedness for the next “Disease X” became part of global public health planning. But the biggest health threat to human life is climate change, according to a new report from the World Health Organization titled The Health Argument for Climate Action.