The World Health Organization Tuesday launched its new Global Initiative on Digital Health, a WHO managed network designed to “amplify and align resources” toward country-led digital health transformation. The organisation said the GIDH will strengthen…
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New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health – with more than 450 providers at more than 50 locations across southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island – faces the same challenges as other health systems and IDNs: the…
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Vodafone in Health and eConsult Health, a leading digital triage and remote consultation solution provider, have collaborated to help reduce patient waiting times and enhance patient safety.The partnership aims to provide equal access to…
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Moving towards an entirely digital world of healthcare can be very appealing in a lot of ways. Having everything digital means better interoperability, increased patient access, and more. However, with the ever-increasing cybersecurity threats…
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By Sara Heath
January 24, 2024 – Black Medicaid enrollees are more likely to experience a preventable hospitalization than their White counterparts, according to a new report, a trend that researchers at the Urban Institute said…
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is asking for feedback on its draft United States Core Data for Interoperability, Version 5. It’s also looking for examples of code sets used by…
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By Sara Heath
January 11, 2024 – HHS has finalized the last piece of the puzzle to restore the government’s process for handling complaints of conscience and religious discrimination, which the agency said will improve patient…
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Growing emphasis on value-based care and population health is leading healthcare organizations to focus on ways to increase patient access and engagement. One way that health systems are doing this is through ambulatory pharmacies….
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What You Should Know: Ultima Genomics, a developer of a revolutionary new ultra-high throughput sequencing architecture, and Quest Diagnostics, the nation’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced a collaboration involving Ultima’s next generation sequencing…
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By Anuja Vaidya
January 09, 2024 – New research indicates that expanding access to telehealth services and high-speed internet may not close gaps in primary care utilization, as higher telehealth uptake was linked to groups with…
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