Hospitals’ telehealth adoption erupted during the pandemic, but usage rates are nowhere near as high as they were during 2020 and 2021. Now that Covid-19 infections have markedly decreased and the public health emergency…
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By Mark Melchionna
June 15, 2023 – Using data from a Chinese hospital, researchers from the University of California, Riverside (UCR), found that a mchine learning (ML) approach could assess patient age, weight, and other illnesses…
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The use of technology to address health problems across the lifecycle of women has found its moment, delegates of a FemTech conference in London heard this week, propelled by the desire of women to…
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By Sara Heath
June 14, 2023 – Three researchers from UC Riverside think using emojis could enhance patient-provider communication, especially among underrepresented patient populations.
Writing in JAMA Network Open commentary, the group explained that the near-universality of…
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India is now looking into reports of an alleged data leak from the COVID-19 vaccination platform Covid Vaccine Intelligent Network or Co-WIN.WHAT IT’S ABOUT
Several media reports…
A 2019 survey by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s Office of Health Policy found that the highest rates of telehealth visits happened among people with Medicaid (29.3%) and Medicare (27.4%), Black individuals…
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By Sara Heath
June 12, 2023 – If your food security program doesn’t offer subsidies, you’re doing it wrong, one new study in Marketing Science found.
When faced with the choice to buy healthier foods or cheaper…
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On a shuttle ride from work, Dr. Jacques and Dr. Smriti Zaneveld found themselves in the company of medical residents and students engaged in a discussion about acquiring practical experience, particularly in complex surgical…
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First Settlement Physical Therapy is a family-owned and operated provider of orthopedic outpatient physical therapy services. Established in 1999 as a single clinic in Marietta, Georgia, it has grown to 37 clinics with roughly…
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Reimbursements and EHR integrations are top priorities for remote patient monitoring (RPM), according to a report by KLAS. The study evaluated RPM products from 10 companies and found Optimize Health, Health Recovery Solutions, and…
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