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With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth looks different for millennials and retirees, rural and urban inner-city populations, and population groups with fundamentally different healthcare needs. Paddy Padmanabhan The pandemic has given us, among other things, a new buzzword: the "next normal.

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Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This trend is prevalent in both rural and urban regions – with the result of increased pressure on those remaining facilities and centers that are already overextended. Region Tag: Global Edition Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations Featured Decision Content:

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than 14 million urban homes and nearly 4 million rural homes have no broadband. People of color make up 75% of the unconnected population in urban counties. Region Tag: Global Edition. " But what if there's no broadband? Follow him on Twitter @cjsettles101.

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Technology is radically improving care for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This is especially significant, as rural areas in the US, where more Veterans tend to live, have higher mortality rates from cancer than urban areas. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Technology is radically improving care for veterans Featured Decision Content: Department for Veterans Affairs.

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NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth can harness and focus broadband and hospital IT investments into digital advancements for urban and rural communities. Follow him on Twitter @cjsettles101 Region Tag: Global Edition Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices Featured Decision Content:

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How communities can better prepare for post-emergency telehealth deployments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

urban and rural, where a major disaster can take out the power for a week or two while making freeways and streets unusable for a month. Urban low-income residents seem to be easily forgotten when disaster strikes. Region Tag: Global Edition. Communities may want to increase these mobile units. There are many places in the U.S.,

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare IT Today

For instance, air pollution has numerous negative health effects , and clearly affects dense urban environments more than other neighborhoods. Another report from CODE calls for better tagging of data with SDoH. Clinicians Taking Responsibility Naturally, the medical profession can’t fix all SDoH.