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Georgia's COVID-19 vaccination efforts boosted by scalable reg and booking tools

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The Community Organized Relief Effort in Georgia, better known as CORE, had a major operational challenge to coordinate all the logistical issues of setting up mobile vaccinations for COVID-19 across an entire state and managing dozens of field teams at more than 100 different locations. THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL.

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Blue Booking Long COVID: Accounting for Long-Term COVID-19 Complications in Social Security Disability Benefits Evaluations

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Long COVID has left an estimated 1.6 Those experiencing Long COVID face long-term neurological issues, heart problems, lung damage, and myriad other complications following an initial bout with COVID-19. Though some who are incapacitated by Long COVID will eventually be able to return to work, others may never work again.

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Raffles Medical Group launches first app-based COVID-19 testing booking service in Singapore

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Raffles Medical Group (RMG), a large integrated private healthcare provider in Asia with facilities in Singapore, China, Japan, Vietnam and Cambodia, last week announced the first seamless app-based booking, payment and receipt of COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in Singapore. WHAT’S IT ABOUT. ON THE RECORD.

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Patient engagement tools can speed, streamline COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the slower-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues around the United States, experts have noted the importance of the "last mile" – getting dosages into the arms of patients. "We took a customer live in four days last week specifically because of the COVID vaccine," de Zwirek said.

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Australia’s PrimaryClinic and HealthEngine introduce measures to tackle COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Australian GPs using the PrimaryClinic practice management software by software provider Global Health can conduct remote video conference consultations with patients showing symptoms for COVID-19, the company recently announced. million visits monthly, is also working on a series of measures to combat COVID-19.

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No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge

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On October 8, 2020, Moderna, the maker of one of the first mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 and the recipient of billions of dollars of U.S. As a result, it publicly promised that “ while the pandemic continues, Moderna will not enforce our COVID-19 related patents against those making vaccines intended to combat the pandemic.”

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Roundup: Latrobe Regional Hospital turns to VR training and more briefs

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Additionally, the hospital has set up an online internal booking system to allow its staff to book training sessions at their most convenient time. Coding issue leads to COVID-19 hospitalisations undercount in NZ.

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