Population Health
A study from the University of Missouri found that virtual care reduced stress for residents and increased access to services. It also worsened social isolation and caused confusion among some patients.
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Dr. Harm Scherpbier, chief medical information officer at HealthShare Exchange explains how data sharing can help ACOs, payers and population health experts find out who needs care.
The system has been trialled at The Children's Hospital at Westmead.
Balanced CEO Katie Reed said general virtual fitness platforms may not take seniors’ needs into account, and options geared toward older adults can be too clinical.
A paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association noted that EHRs often misclassify American Sign Language as an "other" language, leading to data quality issues.
The funding is for new technology to help tackle patient waiting lists.
Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck talks about managing population health as senior advisor for Population Health and Care Management at the Council of Cooperative Health Insurance, Saudi Arabia.
National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association released a joint statement this past week criticizing Kaiser Permanente's aims to expand advanced hospital services into patients' homes.
The registration page in its original form was not usable for those who used screen-reader software or who didn't have a computer mouse.
Gaumard Scientific vice president Jim Archetto said the goal is to place providers into the kind of "low-frequency, high-risk" environment they might not often encounter in a clinical setting.