Bill of Health
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
By Rossella De Falco Strong, well-coordinated and resilient public health care services play a vital role in preventing and responding to public health crises. A range of UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies have further contributed to interpret the human rights implications of private actors’ involvement in health care.
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 19, 2022
A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons sought to take a closer look at the patients who sought surgical consultations in-person and via telemedicine in 2020. And between June 24 and December 2020, Black patients were more likely to use virtual surgical consultations. Black patients represented 8.8%
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Bill of Health
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
By Eduardo Arenas Catalán The Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies (the Principles), entail a notable attempt to consolidate lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. The critical notion of shared but differentiated responsibilities is thus strengthened within global public health.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 13, 2024
" KHIDI piloted the smart hospital project in 2020. For example, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, there was an obvious focus on enabling telemedicine, implementing smart infection control, and ensuring efficient management of hospital resources at a smart hospital.
Bill of Health
MARCH 9, 2023
For example, public health officials at virtually every level have resisted implementation or reinstatement of mask mandates in part by arguing that either some percentage of the population will not mask or that mask mandates alone will be ineffective. Sound familiar? It’s one justification for pandemic policy inaction in a nutshell.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 7, 2020
At few times in recent memory has the resolve of hospitals and health systems across the U.S. – and the wherewithal of the information systems and digital data that keep them running – been put to the test quite like it was in 2020. In the meantime, here are some of the most-read Healthcare IT News stories of 2020 so far.
Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
By John Culhane The United States Supreme Court poses a serious threat to public health, but not because the majority of the justices are necessarily opposed to laws and policies designed to protect and further public health and safety. Nor do we know much about public health policy.” In West Virginia v.
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