Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 15, 2020

The partnership aims to improve health outcomes and save costs by ensuring that clients maximise their investment in the Visionable platform and helping them to design the most effective ways of working. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER CONTEXT.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Bob Farrell, CEO, mPulse Mobile Over the last several years there’s been significant investment in digital healthcare startups and growth-stage organizations, particularly those showing technical innovation that delivers improved health outcomes and more efficient care delivery models.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The potential impact of open-source solutions like OPAL extends beyond individual health outcomes. As the President of PathCheck Foundation, he has spearheaded the creation of influential open-source technologies adopted by leading organizations such as Google Health and the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Health Populi

JULY 6, 2018

Another global view on value is offered in the report, Delivering quality health services: A global imperative for universal health coverage , from the World Health Organization, the World Bank Group, and the OECD.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 16, 2023

patients were uncomfortable if their health care provider relied on AI for their medical care. Patients were split between whether AI would lead to better, worse, or neutral health outcomes, shown in the lower pie chart from the study. In consumer interviews conducted in December 2022, Pew found that 60% of U.S.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2021

and the issue of pandemic preparedness for the next “Disease X” became part of global public health planning. But the biggest health threat to human life is climate change, according to a new report from the World Health Organization titled The Health Argument for Climate Action.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 11, 2021

COVID-19 exacted a toll on health citizens’ mental health, worsening a public health challenge that was already acute before the pandemic. It’s World Mental Health Day , an event marked by global and local stakeholders across the mental health ecosystem.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

By excluding diverse contributions to the psychedelic field, we risk establishing psychedelic practices that exacerbate racial health inequities (disparities) in which people of color experience worse health outcomes as compared to whites on a population level.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Options such as autoclaving, microwaving, and frictional heat treatment have lower capital and operating costs and less environmental impact, according to the World Health Organization. That’s just one potential benefit of smart hospitals , which also can improve health outcomes and empower patients with more information.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 12, 2023

Digital transformation in healthcare is reshaping how we interact with health professionals, how data is shared among providers, and how decisions are made about treatment plans and health outcomes. The primary drivers of these developments are outcomes, cost, and experiences.

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Health Populi

JUNE 30, 2020

The World Health Organization identified stress as one of the top ten determinants of disparities in health in 2008. This flow chart from the paper illustrates the dynamic of threat exposures combined with resource gaps to mitigate risks.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Health resources are unevenly distributed and often of poor quality. The World Health Organization estimates that in the majority of African countries, there is one hospital per one million people, one doctor per 10,000 people and one hospital bed per 10,000 people. Equitable and effective healthcare through partnerships.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 27, 2023

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global population aged 60 and over will double by 2050. This capability enables tailored treatments and interventions, fostering more accurate diagnoses and better health outcomes. This shift presents a complex dilemma for both caregivers and medical professionals.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 2, 2022

Unfortunately, there is a scarcity of practical information for health plans to act upon when scanning media coverage and internet sites that purport to provide helpful guidance. For example, the World Health Organization actually describes social determinants of health , or SDoH, as “non-medical factors that influence health outcomes.”

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 7, 2023

Employers must invest in modern technology solutions, providers have to re-engage – and question – protocols and guidelines, insurers have to start reducing bureaucratic policies, and patients have to feel encouraged, enabled, and empowered to take ownership over their own health outcomes.

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AIHC

DECEMBER 3, 2024

A positive patient and workforce safety culture has been shown to significantly improve a number of patient outcomes, including lower rates of surgical site infections, falls, and medication errors, according to the Patient Safety Network.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 3, 2024

Researchers from the University of Westminster; Kinsey Institute at Indiana University and Positive East looked at resources from the UK's National Health Service and the World Health Organization to develop their community-driven approach for increasing inclusivity, acceptability and engagement with artificial intelligence chatbots.

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Bill of Health

AUGUST 2, 2023

By Jordan Brooks and Tamar Ezer Expanding access to midwives and doulas in the United States is a vital and often overlooked way to increase access to culturally-congruent birthing options during pregnancy and improve health outcomes for birthing individuals and their children. The Maternal and Infant Health Crisis The U.S.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 26, 2022

Offering features that enable Apple Watch to act as an intelligent guardian for users’ health. Offering features that help users improve their everyday health and fitness for better health outcomes, 4. Fueling innovative third-party health and fitness apps with developer tools.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 13, 2023

Embracing Innovation Innovation is a key goal for the World Health Organization. Since 2017, the WHO Innovation Network , a digital and in-person network of global colleagues, has been engaged in learning and sharing events exploring “new ways of applying innovation in WHO’s work to accelerate health impact.”

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Building a nutrition label for health equity – learning from MITRE . Questions about the ethics and governance of AI in health are being posed globally.

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Many tech companies are working to improve public health and individuals’ health equity.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Ironically, more social spending by the public sector could help address health outcomes for people, something for which we’ve had evidence for many years. This Health Affairs research published in 2015 made it clear that State spending on social health services builds citizens’ health beyond medical services.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 31, 2025

billion hospital Site-neutral payments wouldn’t affect HCA’s outpatient strategy, CEO says Surgery Partners considers $3.2B private equity sale: 7 things to know VUMC tackles ‘unplanned care’ quality: 4 things to know Tennessee joins $7.4B

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Hall Render

JANUARY 24, 2025

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