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Providence CISO offers tips for a 'pandemic-ready' cyber strategy

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The health system quickly stood up an array of new clinical innovations to deal with the public health emergency, and pivoted its consumer-facing tools to help manage its response to COVID-19. " Oh, and by the way: "Have a strategy!" hotspots as SARS-CoV-2 spread. " Adam Zoller, Providence.

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Obesity is a Public Health Epidemic in the U.S. — The Case for GLP-1 Coverage, Affordability and Equity

Health Populi

were sensible, weight management would be treated as a public health issue,” David Cutler writes in the JAMA Health Forum dated August 15, 2024. health care” citing the example of weight loss medications — in short, the uptake of GLP-1 drugs to address Type 2 diabetes first, and subsequently obesity.

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TikTok’s Impact on Youth Mental Health and Public Health Under-Researched, Study Finds

Digital Health Global

In the first part of the study, researchers conducted a systematic review of studies related to TikTok and its association with public health or mental health from 2016 to 2021. The detailed search strategy is available in the supplementary materials. million likes, 13,775 comments, and 21,254 shares.

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China to pilot standards for virtual primary care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

THE LARGER CONTEXT The family doctor system was introduced as part of health reforms establishing primary health centres in China in 2019. Two years later, it became a national strategy to establish the GP system. In 2013, family doctor contract services were piloted in rural areas before its nationwide implementation in 2016.

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A CHRO’s Perspective on Substance Use in the Workplace: Supportive Strategies to Help Your Workforce Thrive

Speaker: Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Psychiatry and Naj Wright, MBA, C-Suite HR Executive

A 2021 New York University School of Global Public Health survey of 5,850 people who drink alcohol found that 29 percent have increased their drinking during the pandemic. The last year and a half has been one of extreme stress and anxiety for the American Workforce.

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3 in 4 U.S. Patients Say the Healthcare System is Broken — But Technology Can Help

Health Populi

.” And this need for financial and clinical self-care are key drivers inspiring health consumers to welcome technology’s abilities to help people manage their care, shop for care based on quality and price, and self-care at home, among other strategies to reduce costs.

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Trust-Busted: The Decline of Trust in Technology and What It Means for Health

Health Populi

This last chart from a 2014 PwC/Strategy& report on the birth of the healthcare consumer is data I often turned to as U.S. consumers became increasingly comfortable with “digitally-enabled companies” — say, Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft — to help manage personal health.