Telehealth was singled out as a way to reduce the number of cases entering medical facilities, and to provide a mechanism to monitor and track patients under care in home quarantine. Powered by WPeMatico
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today accepted 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate donated by Sandoz, the Novartis generics and biosimilars division, and one million doses of chloroquine phosphate donated by Bayer Pharmaceuticals, for possible use in treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19 or for use in clinical trials. These and other ...
As the number of lives touched by COVID-19 is continuously mounting, so are the efforts of IT departments to counter the rising pressure on hospitals. Powered by WPeMatico
Clinical leads will be able to use the software information internally to gauge a site-wide view of their hospital to see all affected patients and their status across the hospital. Powered by WPeMatico
Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing a bulletin to ensure that entities covered by civil rights authorities keep in mind their obligations under laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, and exercise ...
HHS Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement following President Trump’s signing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: “Congress has responded to the President’s call for ambitious legislation to support our economy and bolster our pandemic response. The CARES Act will protect Americans’ health and economic well-being during these uncertain times ...
We asked for your experiences during the coronavirus public health emergency, and you’ve responded. Here are some of our readers’ experiences so far. Powered by WPeMatico
The state hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis is assembling new squads of technology companies and skilled IT professionals to “accelerate and amplify” its response to the coronavirus outbreak, and ii’s looking for new recruits. Powered by WPeMatico
The goal of the hackathon is to bring together the decentralized artificial intelligence community in an effort to help find new approaches to combat the coronavirus crisis. Powered by WPeMatico
CCS Healthcare is treating Medicare patients, and not charging any co-pays or other fees to patients. Powered by WPeMatico
