By Sara Heath
August 16, 2023 – Although the number of doctors spreading medical misinformation is small, new data looking particularly at COVID-19-related misinformation reveals that providers have a broad reach with their false claims.
That broad reach could…
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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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Digital health has experienced significant changes over the past decade in terms of technology, infrastructure, and adoption. The surge in telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, and artificial intelligence helped improve healthcare delivery to be more efficient, cost effective, equitable, and accessible to patients…
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Healthcare has seen the highest data breach costs for the 13th consecutive year, with breaches averaging $4.45 million globally, according to Ponemon Institute and IBM Security research. Healthcare sector breach costs surged by 53%…
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New research by the Ponemon Institute and IBM Security revealed that the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 million and the costs of avoiding law enforcement after a ransomware attack have…
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Healthcare leaders are optimistic about AI’s transformative potential but lack strategic plans, with just 6% having an approach, reports Bain & Company. Despite industry challenges like rising costs, COVID-19 impacts, and staff shortages, executives…
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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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By necessity, the COVID-19 pandemic brought physicians into patients’ living rooms virtually. Now, telehealth has evolved to something more – remote therapeutic monitoring.RTM, which is reimbursable, lets patients connect with their doctors and nurses…
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By Hannah Nelson
August 08, 2023 – According to a study published in Health Affairs, poor immunization data interoperability hampered primary care providers’ COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
Researchers analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
By Mark Melchionna
August 07, 2023 – A new study described the relationship between virtual and primary care that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication includes information on how survey data provided details on its…
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