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Study: NYC Black, Latino patients less likely than white patients to use telehealth during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This remains true, said researchers from the Department of Population Health Sciences and Policy, even after adjusting for age, comorbidities and preferred language. "While telehealth has many benefits, especially during a global pandemic, it may create and/or exacerbate health disparities," wrote the research team.

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My ABCovid-19 Journal, Day 2 – Letters “F” through “J”

Health Populi

If you hadn’t tuned into the Health Populi blog yesterday, 10th August 2020 , you missed the first five letters of my Age of Corona alphabet, curated in my art journal created in the early weeks of the pandemic. ” A surprise element here is the Echo tag that came from a pair of gloves I recently purchased.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Integrating technology for chronic disease management needs planning for functionality, processes, and leadership policies in place for it to be successful and improve overall health outcomes. Such groupings help provide valuable information for sending alerts, reminders, and prescription refills to patients suffering from chronic diseases.

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My ABCovid-19 Journal – Day 3 of 5, Letters “K” through “O”

Health Populi

State Governors, particularly those trying to manage the pandemic in states located on the two coasts, had issued shelter-in-place orders. Thanks for checking back in to visit my ABCovid-19 journal, and do let me know your fave alpha/pages in this passion project, my #arttherapy in the Age of the C19 Pandemic.

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Telehealth and community broadband, in sickness and in health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Improving senior care and facilitating aging in place. Region Tag: Global Edition. When your patient’s disclosing a trauma and your connection glitches, or you miss a word and have to say, ‘I’m sorry, can you repeat that?’, ’, this is a huge problem. Follow him on Twitter @cjsettles101.

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Pandemic-era burnout: Telehealth managers get pushed to the max

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To see all of the feature stories in the Burnout in the Age of COVID-19 series, click here. “We already had an established telehealth platform in place that our patients could use, but the challenge was to increase our capacity in a very quick time frame,” said Dr. Lisa R. ” Telehealth itself adds stress to the mix.

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SQA News | Summer 2021

SQA

During these meetings – typically known as “QBRs” (Quarterly Business Reviews) – we evaluate the key performance indicators for the program(s) in place, discuss what’s working well, what’s presenting challenges, and what lies ahead. California has been a challenging place to have our Headquarters. Challenges.

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