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Boston Medical Center boosts care for epileptic kids with telehealth-analytics platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Boston Medical Center specifically serves a significantly disproportionate number of disadvantaged patients living in the Greater Boston community. Laurie Douglass, director of pediatric epilepsy and EEG at Boston Medical Center and associate professor of pediatrics and neurology at Boston University School of Medicine. THE PROBLEM.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

But those who needed abortions still had to travel to clinics for care – even when it comes to medication abortions, which consist of taking a few pills. Food and Drug Administration regulations, which require mifepristone, one of the medications used in abortion, to be dispensed at a clinic, hospital or medical office.

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare It News

Telehealth could be particularly helpful for the many people in the United States without paid sick time or good transportation options. It could be especially valuable for patients with long-standing medical issues who don't have a primary care doctor, or are uninsured. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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A stairway to a new chapter in healthcare

Healthcare It News

'Break the silos' has been a tag line in data management for a long time, and COVID-19 showed it needs to become reality. “Moving data, and specifically medical outside of the data centre is challenging, so this is where a lot of healthcare organisations will need help or guidance.” Moving towards preventative care.

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My Health, My Data – Thinking Consumers, Privacy and Self-Care at HIMSS 2023

Health Populi

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. Health is made as much outside of medical care providers’ sites as it is at home, at work, at play, at school. Nor are base platforms for accessing care, services and information distributed to or accessible by all U.S.

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How to Automate the Patient-Provider Working Relationship

Healthcare IT Today

They want to manage their own health affairs online—with a click or a swipe—much like they buy goods on Amazon, order transportation on Uber, or book a hotel room on Expedia. When you automate your phone system, patients spend less time waiting on hold and playing phone tag. Providers are feeling the squeeze.

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How to Utilize Policy Management Software to Improve Quality of Care

Healthcare Blog

Infection control, medication distribution and administration, pandemics, central-line insertion, patient- sensitive information , c onflict resolution —the volume of hospital policies and procedures grow with changes to CMS regulations and accrediting organization standards, evidence-based practice and new technology. link] Irving, A.