Population Health
HIMSS Europe 2020
Professor Sam Shah, founder and director of Faculty of Future Health, says the acceleration and increased adoption of technology during the pandemic is a positive takeout, but the digital divide must be addressed by greater investment.
In July, a Maryland federal judge issued an injunction blocking the FDA's in-person abortion requirements for the duration of the pandemic.
The CDC this week issued controversial guidelines saying people without symptoms may not need to seek testing, even if they've been exposed to someone with the virus.
Experts at FutureMed 2020 say remote care automation and predictive triage can help patients obtain necessary care safely and efficiently.
The platform has had 73,000 users and 2.6 million requests since its launch in April.
COVID-19
COVID-19 has revealed a lot about the world we live in. It has reinforced the possibilities that open up when we collaborate and come together, united towards a common cause; in this case, of defeating the spread of SARS-CoV-2 says Atif Al Braiki, CEO, Abu Dhabi Health Data Services LLC (Malaffi).
With President Trump calling upon those who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate their plasma, the agency says HIPAA allows insurance plans to contact beneficiaries about donation.
Last year, the organizations embarked on a decade-long partnership to advance the health system's AI and ML innovations. Then the novel coronavirus began to spread.
Nevada is No. 51 in the nation for providing behavioral health services. Spurred by COVID-19 and using FCC telemedicine funds, Bridge Counseling is working to change that.
Dragon Medical One voice technology will be integrated with mCODE core data, enabling easier documentation within clinical workflows – and a new partnership with Mayo will explore automation opportunities.