Population Health
Though mental health professionals say they're mostly pleased with the rapid shift to phone or video services, most plan to return to in-person care once the dangers from COVID-19 have subsided.
Potential benefits to robust analytics and real-time reporting capabilities include more reimbursement dollars and better patient care.
Some stroke patients may fear contracting the coronavirus, while others who are isolated may not be discovered quickly enough.
Despite his high profile and the deep pockets of its investors, the Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JP Morgan Chase joint venture has so far shown limited progress on its aspirational tech-driven healthcare goals.
One promising candidate is remdesivir, a drug originally developed for Ebola, which the FDA has approved for emergency use during the pandemic.
The test could detect COVID-19 infections in about six out of 10 people, and was nearly perfect in determining when an infection wasn't present.
Health systems must defend against not only the coronavirus pandemic but also the opportunistic cyberattacks that are using it as cover to sow chaos, says HIMSS Director of Privacy and Security Lee Kim.
The experiment showed that improper removal of PPE can help facilitate the coronavirus' spread.
Persistent flaws in the ability to accurately ID and match patient records are hindering two must-haves on the road to reopening: contact tracing and, eventually, vaccine administration.
Cost sharing is being waived for in-network primary care, behavioral health and telehealth visits.