The COVID-19 public health emergency prompted a rapid shift to telemedicine as both a replacement and adjunct to usual in-person care. However, based on the National Institute on Aging’s National Health and Aging Trends…
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The following is a guest article by Shawn Henners, Electronic Business Process Manager, Montgomery County Hospital District
The Montgomery County Hospital District (MCHD) is a local government agency that coordinates indigent healthcare, and provides 9-1-1…
Khue Tran, Chief Strategy Officer at Azalea Health
One of the most pressing issues in healthcare today is the growing talent shortage of qualified medical professionals. These critical staffing talent shortages could jeopardize communities’ access…
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The past few years have been tough for health system bottom lines, with the COVID-19 public health emergency, critical staffing and workforce shortages, inflation and other financial pressures combining to strain budgets to the…
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a bacteriophage system to identify and treat bacterial bladder infections. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria, but these microorganisms have fallen out of favor as a treatment method…
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Earlier this year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy described the worsening mental health symptoms among the country’s youth as the “defining public health crisis of our time.” On Tuesday, investors poured $13 million into…
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The country’s three largest for-profit health systems — HCA Healthcare, Tenet Healthcare and Community Health Systems (CHS) — all posted their second quarter earnings recently. HCA and Tenet reported net incomes for the quarter,…
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How do recent investments in infrastructure and data modernization initiatives present an opportunity for public health transformation?One professional with the answers is Dr. Oscar Alleyne, formerly director of epidemiology and public health planning at…
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In the 1980s, Haner Hernández only requested to attend a drug treatment program in order to get out of prison. Back then, he was only approved to be released from prison and go into…
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By Mark Melchionna
August 02, 2023 – A new study found that telehealth use increased between 2019 and 2021. Various patient- and provider-level factors such as age, area of residence, and type of provider practice setting…
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