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Conclusion to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

In doing so, we encouraged contributors to comment on the Principles’ potential usefulness as guidance in addressing real emergency situations, as well as any possible gaps and weaknesses. They also were intended to be of application to a wide range of emergencies, not public health emergencies specifically.

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Experts showcase digital health solutions that help tackle COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Several technological solutions have been launched to help manage the COVID-19 pandemic, notably to detect the first symptoms, track the virus, carry out tests and support the population in accessing and receiving healthcare. “An app should have added value to the current process of the local healthcare services.

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Trust Is a Key Social Currency for COVID-Embattled Consumers

Health Populi

Combine these new life-flows with conflicting information about the nature, severity, and life-span of COVID-19: From three levels of government leaders: The President and the Executive Branch at the Federal Level, Governors of States, and Mayors of cities; Public health agencies, especially the U.S. Press Ganey asks.

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The Biggest Threat to Our Health Isn’t the Next Pandemic or Cancer…It’s Climate Change

Health Populi

Then COVID-19 joined the top-10 list of killers in the U.S. and the issue of pandemic preparedness for the next “Disease X” became part of global public health planning. There are many climate-sensitive health risks, shown in the first diagram from WHO’s report.

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CIOs at children's hospitals share lessons from a year of turmoil

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Hospitals across the country have been slammed with challenges over the course of the past 12 months as the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the U.S., creating all kinds of chaos for CIOs and other health IT leaders to contend with. This latest feature story has a special focus: children's hospitals.

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How the Medical Industry Can Help Combat the Current Coronavirus Crisis

Exeed Regulatory Compliance

A novel coronavirus, now called SARS-CoV-19, was first detected in the Hubei province of China in early December 2019. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has declared a public health emergency. Global outbreak of the recent novel coronavirus needs an all-hands-on-deck approach.

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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond.