A study published this month in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that safety net providers in New York state reported positive experiences using telephone and video during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time,…
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Telephone, video visits 'critical' for enabling safety-net care access
A study published this month in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that safety net providers in New York state reported positive experiences using telephone and video during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time,…
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Vaccine passports to start in England following widespread deployment across Europe
Vaccine passports in large indoor venues and nightclubs in England will be required at the end of the month. UK vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi, who in February described vaccine passports as ‘discriminatory’ has now said it was the right…
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NHS app used to prove vaccine status domestically and for travel
The NHS Covid Pass is currently being used as proof of being Covid-free for residents in England wanting to access “higher-risk” settings. In order to get the NHS Covid Pass, residents must download it via the NHS app, which is available…
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Roundup: NHS Digital launches improved collection of GP data, Dutch hospital expands use of Sectra and more briefs
DUTCH HOSPITAL EXPANDS ITS USE OF SECTRA’S SOLUTION Dutch hospital Alrijne Zorggroep has signed an enterprise imaging contract with international medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company, Sectra. The contract is an expansion of an existing agreement that aims to broaden…
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CareCentrix files corporate espionage lawsuit against Signify Health
The post-acute care company CareCentrix filed a complaint in U.S. district court against Marcus Lanznar and Signify Health, accusing Lanznar of corporate espionage and theft of confidential information. “CareCentrix entrusted Lanznar with its highest levels of confidential information, strategies,…
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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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Driving radical transformation: the future of healthcare in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s healthcare system is undergoing an unprecedented overhaul. To assist with this radical transformation, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is working with advisory firms such as KPMG to help implement a system of accountable care organisations, for which IT…
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MIT researchers use AI to find drugs that could be repurposed for COVID-19
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced this week that researchers had used machine learning to identify medications that may be repurposed to fight COVID-19. “Making new drugs takes forever,” Caroline Uhler, a computational biologist in MIT’s Department of Electrical…
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Denmark to introduce digital coronavirus passports
On 3 February, Denmark’s acting finance minister Morten Bødskov together with Lars Sandahl Sørensen, the CEO of Danish Industry and Brian Mikkelsen, the CEO of the Danish Chamber of Commerce, confirmed that a coronavirus passport will be launched in simple…
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