During the COVID-19 pandemic, Oak Orchard Health, based in Brockport, New York, was growing. In July 2020, it acquired a private practice that consisted of three offices, which were using a different EHR (Medent)…
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By Anuja Vaidya
January 23, 2024 – Gaps in internet use rates appear to be narrowing among Medicare beneficiaries, but disparities across demographic groups persist, impacting telehealth access, according to a study published in the Journal…
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What You Should Know:
– Truveta, a consortium of 30 health systems united in “Saving Lives with Data,” has secured a significant partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
– This collaboration…
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The landscape of healthcare and life sciences is rapidly changing, influenced by challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2024, several trends are emerging that could greatly affect the industry, said Dr. Asif Dhar, U.S….
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the need to understand citizen acceptance of health surveillance technologies such as contact tracing (CT) apps. Indeed, the success of these apps required widespread public acceptance and the alleviation…
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The Covid-19 testing platform, Coronalab.eu, has exposed a database containing 11.8 million patient records, including Covid-19 certificates, test records, passport numbers, and other sensitive details, according to a report in Cybernews.Coronalab.eu, a Dutch online…
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What You Should Know:
– HCAP Partners, a California-based private equity firm and leading impact investor, today announced its investment in Apprio, a provider of specialized healthcare technology solutions and services focused on automation.
– While…
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What You Should Know:
– The US healthcare industry, after weathering a storm of inflation, labor shortages, and lingering COVID-19 impacts in 2023, is now showing signs of a promising rebound, according to a…
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Geisinger’s innovative response to the surge in demand for behavioral health services during the COVID-19 pandemic involved pioneering virtual group therapy through telemedicine. Facing extensive wait times for individual psychotherapy, the predominantly rural health…
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At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the department of psychiatry and behavioral health at Geisinger began experiencing a significant increase in demand for behavioral health services.THE PROBLEM
The demand for services was most noticeable…
