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8 Ways The CARES Act Will Help Improve Telehealth Expansion & Access

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. At over $2 trillion, this formidable legislation represents the largest economic stimulus package in history. It will provide much needed fiscal assistance to individuals, businesses, and hospitals that have suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Americans’ Sense of Well-Being Falls to Great Recession Levels, Gallup Finds

Health Populi

It’s déjà vu all over again for Americans’ well-being: we haven’t felt this low since the advent of the Great Recession that hit our well-well-being hard in December 2008. As COVID-19 diagnoses reached 200,000 in the U.S. in April 2020, Gallup gauged that barely 1 in 2 people felt they were thriving. In the past 12 years, the percent of Americans feeling they were thriving hit a peak in 2018, as the life evaluations line graph illustrates.

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Top 10 Healthcare Tips for Navigating COVID-19

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With an increase of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) cases, it’s important that we take all necessary precautions to adjust to this new normal. By re-focusing on our own personal health, we can both slow the rate of infection and navigate what may feel like an unfamiliar way of life. These ten tips for care during COVID-19.

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Rural, community clinics pick up patients left behind by telehealth

Morning eHealth

ACLU demands info on HHS' location tracking talks —Facebook nudges users to HealthCare.

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The Evolution of Communication in Healthcare Settings

Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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T-Pro helps hospitals to tackle appointment cancellation pile-up

Mobi Health News

An integrated virtual clinic app has been designed to take the heat out of the struggle to maintain appointment levels when they are under intense stress from the COVID-19 response, as the situation steps up the pace of digital transformation.

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FCC announces first hospitals to win COVID-19 Telehealth Program funding

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday announced the first half-dozen awardees of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. WHY IT MATTERS. Health systems in hard-hit states such as Louisiana, New York and Ohio have been approved for a total of $3.23 million, so far, of the $200 million program. The money was earmarked by Congress, part of the recent CARES Act , to help FCC to support the expansion of telehealth services during the coronavirus crisis.

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Tech rivals team up during pandemic

Morning eHealth

FCC readies telehealth fund — NIH examines undetected coronavirus spread

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Digital health companies optimistic on COVID-19's long-term business impact

Mobi Health News

Many are anticipating greater adoption of digital health services and more favorable regulatory and reimbursement environments, according to a recent poll sampling 513 digital health and adjacent companies.

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Healthcare Reimagined: Creating a Better Remote Care Experience

CiscoHealth

The New World of Healthcare. “By enabling an innovative telehealth program, Cisco collaboration is helping us positively impact the health of our community and state.” NYC Health + Hospitals. At its core, healthcare is about people taking care of people. When the transmission of the disease is a concern, the meaning of caring for each other and staying close means keeping our distance.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Remote monitoring tech from GE Healthcare, Microsoft can help hospitals manage COVID-19 response

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

GE Healthcare has introduced a new cloud-based remote-monitoring tool designed to help clinicians look after ventilated COVID-19 patients. WHY IT MATTERS. GE's Mural virtual-care technology aims to give hospitals visibility across their ventilated patient population, helping clinicians identify patients at risk of deterioration. Delivered via Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, the tool is meant to help hospitals preserve clinical resources as more patients are admitted for COVID-19 treatm

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List of Free COVID-19 Health IT Products and Services

Healthcare IT Today

As you can imagine, we’ve been innundated with COVID-19 related health IT news. We’ve done our best to cover the areas we thought were most important to healthcare organizations. In many cases, that means we’ve been covering the big changes to government regulations and the government funding available to hospitals and healthcare organizations.

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UK Government hopes COVID-19 tracking app could relax lockdown restrictions

Mobi Health News

The app alerts users if they have come in close contact with the virus.

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Oklahoma, Texas and Alaska to begin allowing elective surgeries

FierceHealthIT

Texas and Alaska are among the first states to begin reopening their economies, including allowing elective surgeries to resume, following the release of new guidance from the White House this week.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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During pandemic, telehealth visits soar from 10 per week to 300 at group practice

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Dr. Russell Libby is the lead physician at Fairfax, Virginia, pediatric group practice and board member of the Physicians Foundation. One of the biggest complaints his practice would get from patients’ families with school-age children is that it was difficult to get appointments that fit into their schedule, and that those times were further confounded by heavy traffic.

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Consolidation: New Survey Measures Impact On Clinicians, Patients

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Chris Franklin, president, LocumTenens.com. LocumTenens.com asked physicians and advanced practitioners about their experiences with healthcare consolidation as part of its 2019 Compensation and Employment Survey. It can take years to determine success or failure, […].

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Poll: Consumers report greater satisfaction with digital health services than those from banking, telecoms

Mobi Health News

Amid COVID-19, a new 1,000-person survey suggests high demand for remote health services.

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Prescriptions for antidepressants, anti-anxiety, anti-insomnia drugs jumps 21% post COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on Americans' mental health, a new report from Express Scripts shows.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Penn Medicine CISO offers tips for COVID-19 cybersecurity response

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As hospitals and health systems nationwide grapple with the fast-moving demands of the coronavirus crisis, they're also faced with an added challenge: fending off a sustained upswell in cybersecurity threats, perpetrated by bad actors taking advantage of the pandemic's chaos. Healthcare IT News spoke recently with Dan Costantino, Chief Information Security Officer at Penn Medicine, who offered some insights into how his infosec staff has adjusted its strategies to support the health syst

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Telehealth: Lifesaving Care During A Crisis

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. Amar Shah, owner, VitalCare Family Practice in Chesterfield, Virginia. Coronavirus has forced practices nationwide to undertake dramatic changes in how they practice medicine. But whatever the means we use to deliver care, there […]. The article Telehealth: Lifesaving Care During A Crisis appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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HIMSSCast: How COVID-19 is changing telehealth adoption, plus the COVID-19 Digital Think Tank

Mobi Health News

Healthbox President Neil Patel describes how his group is helping to facilitate the sharing of solutions and best practices around COVID-19 response.

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Nearly half physicians practices have had to layoff, furlough workers, MGMA survey finds

FierceHealthIT

The survey found practices have seen an average 60% drop in patient volume on average and a 55% decrease in revenue since the beginning of the public health crisis.

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The Role of Technology in Remote Patient Monitoring

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings. This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Discover how RPM expands care access, improves outcomes, enhances patient engagement, and reduces costs by shifting from reactive to proactive care.

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Tackling Covid-19’s social isolation of seniors – one tech at a time

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Saving seniors from Covid-19 requires worsening isolation. In an article in the NY Times, Paula Span’s title said it all: Just What Older People Didn’t Need: More Isolation. The article attempts a number of references to mitigation, including the use of GrandPad in two Pace programs. These are compelling, but the overall story is about the oldest on the wrong side of the Digital Divide, which is notable and particularly pitiful in settings like nursing homes , Note in the Johns Hopkins Covid-19

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How intelligent automation is solving unforeseen COVID-19 challenges

Digital Leaders HealthTech

Here’s a look at two companies that have successfully turned to intelligent automation to tackle the unprecedented challenges resulting from COVID-19. Disruption is nothing new to the tech world. We’re used to discovering new ways of using technology to solve problems. But even with our love for challenging the status quo, COVID-19 has disrupted the business world in ways many of us never anticipated.

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Babylon supports COVID-19 care delivery in UK's Midlands

Mobi Health News

Their new COVID-19 care app helps ease the impact of staff absence, the company’s founder is among leading tech voices asking for innovation during the pandemic.

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CDC plans to roll out app in May to speed up COVID-19 case reporting

FierceHealthIT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to roll out an app in May that will accelerate electronic case reporting of COVID-19 cases. The app will enable public health agencies to get accurate, real-time data on COVID-19 cases to support case management and contact tracing efforts, the CDC said.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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This Healthcare Fly-Over is For You!

Healthcare IT Today

On Saturday, April 11, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flew over Las Vegas to celebrate health care workers. They were also celebrating you, wherever you are. Thanks for your service! Photos by Mike Semel – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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The power of data in a pandemic

Digital Leaders HealthTech

The NHS is facing an unprecedented challenge. Responding to the Covid-19 crisis will require everything we have and more. In the fight against this pandemic, decision-makers will need accurate real-time information. To understand and anticipate demand on health and care services, we need a robust operating picture of the virus, how it’s spreading, where it might spread next and how that will affect the NHS and social care services.

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Biolidics announces plans to launch its COVID-19 rapid test kits in the US

Mobi Health News

The medtech company will be required to state in its test reports that the tests have not been reviewed by the FDA and that negative results do not rule out the novel coronavirus infection.

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