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With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Region Tag: Global Edition Primary Topic: Population Health Additional Topics: Care Population Health Custom Tags: Population Health (6411) Disable Auto Tagging: Disable Auto Tagging Short Headline: With telehealth, one size won't fit all Featured Decision Content:

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Nonin device helps elderly take charge of their health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Nonin device helps elderly take charge of their health Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Sponsor: Nonin Medical

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Nursing community collaboration on the European COVID-19 front-lines

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than 35,000 health workers have been infected (of which 60% were nurses), particularly in the elderly care home sector. Likewise in Spain, communication and training posed problems; a digital platform created by MSF allowed elderly care home staff to access real-time training, webinars, procedures and a forum.

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Navigating the intersections of population health and precision medicine

Healthcare It News

On that last determinant, when nonurgent, in-person care came to a halt and telehealth began to dominate, many of the elderly and poor found themselves shut out of ongoing healthcare services because of lack of access to broadband Internet. Region Tag: Global Edition. The situation often worsened their chronic conditions.

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CNA Prosecuted by AG for Stealing from Resident in Nursing Home

Healthcare Compliance Blog

The former CNA was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail, and ordered to surrender her nurse aide certification and to hold no employment involving care of elderly or vulnerable adults while on probation. She said she took the money following her shift that day and made purchases at a Dollar General store.

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Ten California SNFs Settle with Attorney General for Quality of Care Allegations

Healthcare Compliance Blog

Summer Stephan, District Attorney of San Diego County, stated, “This case demonstrates that we will hold senior living facilities accountable to follow the rules regarding proper notification before release or transfer of an elderly person in their care. The accurate reporting of these hours to CMS is essential to avoid allegations of fraud.

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Disabilities and Accessibility in Health IT: The Need Is Constant – Part 1

Healthcare IT Today

Our field deals disproportionately with the elderly and with people who suffer a range of disabilities, physical and mental. Many of the early DIY tools omitted the clues that disabled visitors depend on—for instance using raw markup to make a phrase look like a heading when they should use an HTML tag for headings.

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