Empowering Nurses to Focus on Patient Care 2024
Four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses are still experiencing significant stress and burnoutâaccording to the American Nurses Foundationâs…
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Tag: Pandemic
With patient trust low, there are few places to turn for medical info
By Sara Heath
April 18, 2024 – Patients are approaching their health information with much more skepticism now than ever before, with patient trust still trending low and patients expressing concerns with the politicization of healthcare…
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Next generation wearables set to transform patient care
In the past few years, wearables have carved out a significant space for themselves as they have evolved from promoting wellness to strengthening lives and outcomes. The COVID pandemic has played a pivotal role…
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Digital messaging surge between doctors and patients requires EHR management
The surge in electronic health record adoption has led to a significant increase in patient-physician inbox messages, a trend further amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic.This rise in digital communications has posed substantial challenges for…
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44% of mental health patients had in-person visits before telehealth
By Anuja Vaidya
April 11, 2024 – Between 2019 and 2022, less than half of patients had an in-person visit before a telehealth appointment for mental healthcare, new research reveals.
The US Congress has permanently allowed Medicare…
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To realise their potential all virtual wards must be tech enabled | Digital Health
In the first of a two-part series on virtual wards, Tara Donnelly examines evidence of “excellent” progress and explains why there is much more to do on tech enablementIt was fascinating to be part…
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How Data Engineering Helps Health Systems Reach Their Most Critical Goals
Data engineering in healthcare is constantly evolving to create solutions for the industry’s most pressing issues: ensuring the safety of frontline workers while maintaining adequate staffing levels during the pandemic; moving toward value-based care…
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Effectiveness and Implementation of a Text Messaging mHealth Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity in Mexico in the COVID-19 Context: Mixed Methods Study
Background: Promoting physical activity (PA) and healthy feeding (HF) is crucial to address the alarming increase in obesity rates in developing countries. Leveraging mobile phones for behavior change communication to encourage infant PA and…
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Augmenting medical tourism with the metaverse
Medical tourism, the practice of traveling abroad for medical treatment, has been a popular choice for individuals seeking cost-effective, timely, and high-quality healthcare services.
Estimated to be worth $54.4 billion in 2020, the medical tourism…
Orchestrating Care in the New World of Distributive Access – MedCity News
We’re at a fascinating time in healthcare as it relates to patient access and flow. Healthcare is coming out of that period of change and disruption from the pandemic, which made us realize we…
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