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UW Medicine CIO's advice: prepping IT systems for COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Population Health Telehealth Workflow Workforce On the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, UW has ramped up telemedicine capabilities and made immediate changes to its EHR to support COVID-19 care. Additional details can be found on the UW Medicine COVID-19 Resource Site.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected people of color in the United States, with researchers flagging the serious ramifications that could arise from using potentially biased artificial intelligence models to address the coronavirus. "COVID is not the great equalizer," Smith said. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

By the end of 2021, about 4 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses will be delivered globally. Digital enterprise vaccination management platforms will have to be built to inform the public, schedule vaccinations, automate mobile facilities, monitor outcomes and manage the supply chain for COVID-19 vaccines.

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Telehealth and mail-order abortion possible in some states during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We’ve seen the undue burden and hardship these restrictions create during COVID-19, especially in communities hit hardest by the pandemic," said Skye Perryman, chief legal officer at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which was a coplaintiff in the case. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri.

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Nursing Home Update: CMS Unwinds Vaccine Mandate and More Regulations as Public Health Emergency End Nears

Hall Render

COVID Regulations Impacted CMS issued several interim final rules during the PHE. COVID Testing Requirements. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-886. COVID Vaccine Education. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-887. COVID Staff Vaccine. COVID Reporting Requirements.

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Key Areas of Focus for Skilled Nursing Facilities as the Public Health Emergency Ends

Hall Render

On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the COVID public health emergency (“PHE”) will expire and end on May 11, 2023. The blanket waivers currently impacted by the end of the PHE include: Pre-Admission Screening and Annual Resident Review (PASRR). COVID Testing Requirements. COVID Vaccine Education.

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Ten In Ten: Manatt’s Healthcare Priorities to 2031

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of digital health tools and virtual health care; looking past the pandemic, the American Telemedicine Association is envisioning that care will be omni-channel just as other aspects of consumers’ lives are, whether shopping, banking, or now for people in school, education.

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