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Where telemedicine is headed now that the PHE has ended

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency. What can be expected in healthcare and health IT now that the PHE has ended, and what does this mean for the future of telehealth? What does the end of the PHE mean for the future of telemedicine?

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COVID-19 telemonitoring tool adapted to prevent heat-related illness

Healthcare It News

A recent study published in Nature found 37% of deaths related to heat exposure around the world between 1991 and 2018 were related to global warming caused by humans. With phone calls, through an app and teleassistance or telemedicine they can check up on them and have a clinical evaluation of patients. ON THE RECORD.

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Solve.Care adds India to its global telehealth network

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In March last year, the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued new guidelines for telemedicine practice which boosted the use of telehealth services in the country. Currently, the country has a doctor-to-patient ratio of 1:1000, which is below the World Health Organization’s recommended ratio.

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Leveraging Connected Solutions for Improved Patient Care

Healthcare IT Today

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global population aged 60 and over will double by 2050. Telemedicine platforms such as Teladoc and Doxy.me This shift presents a complex dilemma for both caregivers and medical professionals. Physicians are also benefiting significantly from advanced technology in healthcare.

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Waking Up a Health Consumer in the COVID-19 Era

Health Populi

Consumers around the world are actively stockpiling emergency supplies as concerns grow that…COVID-19 could become a worldwide pandemic.”. Eight days later, the World Health Organization did indeed name this new virus challenge a “pandemic.”.

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Digital Transformation Relies on Data Center Storage

Healthcare IT Today

From telemedicine and AI-enabled devices to integrations with EHRs, data is at the center of it all and needs to be accessible from an uptime, resiliency, and privacy perspective. New technologies such as telemedicine and AI-enabled medical devices require software, computing, and storage.

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Medable Launches Decentralized Clinical Trials Partner Network

HIT Consultant

– Data partners: Medable partners with data partners (Datavant and others) to help sponsors integrate real-world health records, claims, diagnostic, and other data sources with their clinical trial data.