Population Health

Known as the GCC’s largest laboratory operator, its fully functional field lab at Sharjah Expo Center is run by a team of ten, and is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The VA St. Louis Healthcare System is partnering with telecom vendor Uniper Care in a pilot program to give veterans access to social support to address loneliness and depression.

Kuldeep Singh Rajput, CEO and founder of Biofourmis, discusses using remote monitoring tech to reach patients at home and reduce contact with COVID-19-positive patients.

With the COVID-19 pandemic having already set the stage for a massive increase in telehealth consults, the research firm sees an even bigger future – as demand for one-stop virtual visits and remote patient monitoring grows as much as seven-fold.

The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected us all. To honor those who have been lost and those who are working so hard to keep us well, HIMSS and its media brands will observe a digital day of silence and appreciation on May 18.

The legislation would forbid companies from using health information for "discriminatory, unrelated or intrusive purposes."

The state’s many health systems put competitive concerns aside for the greater good during a pandemic, using IT to send patients to locations that could best serve them.

The Center for Post-COVID Care will provide resources for patients recovering from the disease, while the new Institute for Health Equity Research will explore ways to reduce healthcare disparities.

It follows studies confirming that the test is widely inaccurate, giving false negative and positive results, offering an accuracy rate of just 30%.

Also, commercial results of the national testing programme in this week's Healthcare IT News roundup.