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Indian doctors group taps Eka Care for online healthcare platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The app also stores health records and does health assessments for patients; Indians can also download their COVID-19 vaccination certificates through the app. Currently, Eka Care has over 350,000 app users. The app is available on both iOS and Android devices and supports 12 languages. WHY IT MATTERS.

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How Digital Health Tools Can Help Promote Vaccine Adherence

HIT Consultant

Kate Behan, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Arcadia A so-called “tripledemic” — the convergence of flu, RSV and COVID-19 — led to significant morbidity and mortality, and it also forced the cancellation or delay of numerous medical procedures at overwhelmed health systems.

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Microsoft and CVS Health Partner to Accelerate Personalized Care Experience

HIT Consultant

In addition to creating a more personalized and seamless experience for consumers, data science will also be used to improve access to care and health outcomes.

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Old Dogs and New Tricks: A Case for the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights & Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

Because of this, many states fell back to public order policing of the pandemic and/or states of emergencies, using security tactics, techniques, and legislation as a public health tool to the obvious detriment to both human rights and public health outcomes.

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How the Life Sciences Industry Can Boost Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

HIT Consultant

Although it is well established that diversity improves outcomes and drives excellence, implementing diversity lags behind in many industries, including life sciences and healthcare. experience significant health disparities , including higher rates of chronic disease and premature death compared to the white population.

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Health Disparities and the Risks of Social Determinants for COVID-19 – 14 Months of Evidence

Health Populi

ASPE analyzed data from 62,451,150 people who had 1 or more vaccine doses administered by 3-10-21. who had received 1 or more doses of COVID-19 vaccines by race/ethnicity were: 66% of White, non-Hispanic people (60% of U.S. of Hispanic and LatinX people (19% of U.S. The percentages of people in the U.S.

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Stanford Medicine Taps Komodo Health Platform to Study COVID-19 Ripple Effects

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. – Stanford’s Center for Population Health Sciences will use Komodo Health’s platform, AI analytics tools, and de-identified patient data to study the real-world effects of the pandemic on health outcomes among different patient populations.