Photo: AVIA Health As communities across the nation seek new ways to bring COVID-19 vaccination rates up to levels that can more effectively mitigate the spread of variants, they are looking for new and better ways to reach those who…
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The Time Is Now: Leveraging Mobile Technology to Create Systems of Care That Scale
Imagine that you are a paramedic in a rural region who has been summoned to the scene of a home accident. All you know is that there is a patient with suspected burns who is counting on you to…
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Need for virtual mental health services skyrockets during COVID-19 pandemic
Photo: HIMSS TV The healthcare industry has been learning about virtual mental health services for quite some time. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, provided a crash course in this care delivery mode. Rob Havasy, Managing Director, Personal Connected Health Alliance, and…
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3 myths about translating AI models in a healthcare setting
Artificial intelligence has huge potential for many healthcare challenges – but there are still many hurdles that must be overcome. At a keynote for the Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Health, Inference and Learning this past week, Dr. Alan…
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Telehealth as a tool to keep people with disabilities out of the hospital
People with intellectual or developmental disabilities are disproportionately likely to visit the emergency department. Unfortunately, when they get there, users often report unsatisfactory care. Those with IDD may have trauma relating to hospitals, can be sensitive to change, encounter discrimination…
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Medical oncologists split on telehealth's clinical effectiveness
A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found that although medical oncologists recognized the convenience and access to care presented by telehealth video visits, many raised doubts about its clinical effectiveness. The qualitative…
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Israel to share data with Pfizer in exchange for COVID-19 vaccine doses
Israel has committed to send Pfizer statistical data and details in exchange for COVID-19 vaccine doses. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he had secured a deal with the pharma company which will enable all citizens of Israel aged over 16…
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Telehealth poses big cybersecurity dangers, Harvard researchers warn
A Harvard Medical School team published a letter in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association this week warning of the “substantial” information security concerns around telehealth. The authors, led by organizational cybersecurity researcher Mohammad S. Jalali, note that…
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AI-powered solutions in tackling COVID-19 and beyond
After experiencing two winters, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly driving developments in technology and businesses, from autonomous vehicles to medical diagnosis, moving AI from theory to commercial applications. These innovative applications are increasingly important and becoming more prevalent in society….
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How virtual care can keep pregnant patients safer from COVID-19
This past week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a trove of data suggesting that pregnant patients might be at increased risk for severe illness associated with COVID-19. In light of the statistics, CDC advised that measures…
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