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HHS, DOD and vendors partner for critical care via telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As part of the government-funded program, Avel eCARE also provided critical care consulting to a small community hospital that was inundated with COVID-19 patients. Healthcare IT News sat down with Lisa Lindgren, vice president of clinical operations at Avel eCARE, to learn more about NETCNN and telemedicine in the age of COVID-19.

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The Health Insurance Premium for a Family Averages $25,572 in 2024 – KFF’s Annual Update on Employer-Sponsored Benefits

Health Populi

In this last time period, COVID and its long-tail into 2024, workers’ earnings rose much more than in the previous three time intervals, and inflation increased dramatically at 23% roughly matching premium increases in the period. In 2024, the average patient share amounts are shown in Figure 9.6

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The Stress of the Caregiver: The Most Over-Utilized, Unpaid Stakeholder in U.S. Healthcare

Health Populi

healthcare system since Dr. Charles Safran testified with that statement to Congress way back in 2004 …an era where bipartisanship for health IT was a real thing. The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened mental and behavioral health concerns for unpaid caregivers.

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Is a Federal Medical License Constitutional?

Bill of Health

Back in 2004, Justice Thomas was one of three dissenters in Raich. Indeed, the Court now features more Commerce Clause conservatives than when Marino et al.

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SOC Telemed Expands Behavioral Health Offering with Acquisition of Forefront Telecare

Healthcare IT Today

Founded in 2004, Access TeleCare pioneered inpatient telemedicine. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, 20% of adults, or 50 million people, experienced a behavioral health-related illness, with 27 million going untreated. Forefront Telecare will operate as an Access TeleCare company focused on behavioral health.

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Epic, Zoom and mobile app help at-risk clinic volunteers deliver care from home

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Bend clinic installed an electronic health record in 2004 and has a long history of adopting health IT. The ripples of COVID-19 hit especially hard in this community, where many lost jobs in the hospitality and tourism industries. Further, most volunteers are over 60 and at higher risk of COVID-19 complications.

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Can Children Consent to the COVID Vaccine? The Case of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice

Bill of Health

Despite pediatric COVID-19 vaccine availability, many youth remain unvaccinated , and are thus at higher risk of life-altering outcomes as a result of contracting COVID-19. [1]. Youth in the foster care system and those who are justice-involved face additional challenges during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.