In the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns, the healthcare industry continues to grapple with the persistent challenge of a scarcity of professionals equipped with the required information technology expertise, according to a study conducted by…
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The fall and winter months present the healthcare system with a unique challenge: the simultaneous outbreak of influenza, Covid-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a “tripledemic” that dominated last year’s headlines. Now, as healthcare…
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Taylor Davis MS Stat, MBACofounder and CEO at CareLuminate
Linda Komisak RNCofounder and COO at CareLuminate
It is 2020. The world feels to be falling apart. Hospital leaders across the country face a daunting crisis. COVID-19…
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Background: Digital technologies, especially contact tracing apps, have been crucial in monitoring and tracing the transmission of COVID-19 worldwide. China has developed health code apps as an emergency response to the pandemic and are…
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As was the case with many healthcare organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a significant increase in telehealth visits for Phoenix Children’s Hospital – especially in outpatient clinics.THE PROBLEM
For a children’s hospital, this meant…
Dr. Ravindra Patil, Sr. Director of Data Science at Tredence
Clinician stress rose significantly during the pandemic but has remained high even as COVID-19-related patient volumes and illness severity have subsided. In 2021, 62.8% of…
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Adam Rarick-Varner, Sr. Director of Healthcare Strategy, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, over 10 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid – nearly a 14% increase from the beginning of 2020. A…
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Investor interest in telehealth surged during the Covid-19 pandemic. While the healthcare industry’s widespread adoption of telehealth was driven by necessity due to social distancing practices, such expansion would not have been possible without…
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A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network compared patient messaging among ambulatory physicians before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding they were mostly documenting visits…
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Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the provision of and access to health care have been uniquely challenging, particularly during lockdowns or when dealing with COVID-19 cases. Health care professionals have had to provide patients…
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