Predictive analytics platform CLEW is working with two Israeli hospitals to manage and treat patients infected with the COVID-19 virus, while protecting frontline care workers. Its TeleICU solution CLEW-ICU is being deployed at Sheba Medical Center and the Ichilov Hospital at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. Powered by WPeMatico
Olympia, Washington-based Physicians of Southwest Washington is taking advantage of a health IT vendor’s free tech in an effort to gain efficiencies in coronavirus triaging and to see patients remotely. Powered by WPeMatico
Today, HHS Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s signing of the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act: “President Trump has always made the health, well-being, and independence of older Americans a top priority. The President’s signing the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act could not be more timely, as the Trump ...
Today, under President Trump’s Executive Order to prevent hoarding of health and medical resources necessary to respond to the spread of COVID-19, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar announced a list of certain health and medical resources that are subject to hoarding prevention measures. “President Trump has been unafraid to use every power ...
Henning Schneider, CIO, Asklepios Kliniken, Germany, and vice-chair board of directors at HIMSS compares COVID-19 to recent epidemics and explains how priorities of the IT department have shifted in view of the current contagion, during the latest Talking Points’ webinar, organised by the HIMSS D-A-CH Community. Powered by WPeMatico
Professor Jörg Debatin, head of Germany’s Health Innovation Hub.addressed how telemedicine platforms, bots, and IT systems help secure medical care remotely, enable efficient crisis management and accurate resource planning during the ‘Talking Points’ webinar organised by the HIMSS D-A-CH Community. Powered by WPeMatico
The CIO of Arizona’s Health Current describes the health information exchange’s efforts to serve its participants during the COVID-19 crisis – and discusses its ongoing efforts to boost data quality and consistency across the state. Powered by WPeMatico
New functionality helps healthcare teams identify, track and isolate the community spread of COVID-19. Powered by WPeMatico
Meanwhile, clinical teams also experienced workload relief because they were getting fewer duplicate questions – and dealing with fewer frustrated patients. Powered by WPeMatico
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing $250 million in grants from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to help communities provide meals for older adults. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, signed into law by President Trump on March 18, 2020, provided the additional funding for the nutrition services programs ...
