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Virtual Health Tech Enables the Continuum of Health from Hospital to Home

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The report lays out the many components of the virtual health ecosystem in three broad areas covering the continuum of care: Triage and intake, the front-door of routing patients to the most appropriate pathway for their symptoms. Telehealth is the sub-set of delivery methods and tools used to deliver health care services.

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Nurses in the Vietnam War: The Unsung Heroes of Conflict

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The Vietnam War, one of the most controversial and violent conflicts of the 20th century, not only tested the resilience of nations but also reshaped the landscape of medical care in warfare. The introduction of more advanced triage techniques was another significant development.

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Waking Up a Health Consumer in the COVID-19 Era

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His remarks focused largely on an immigration and travel policy versus science, triaging, testing and treatment of the virus itself. this week’s Modern Healthcare cover realizes that COVID-19 will test the healthcare industry’s readiness. recommendations for hygiene, and call to come together in America.

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Telehealth Is Just Healthcare Now – One Post-COVID Certainty, Three Reports

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9% of “near-virtual” office visits (at sites in the community, outside of the office and patient’s home – think: pharmacies, testing labs, schools, company health centers, etc.). .” Those estimates include, 20% of diverted emergency department visits. 24% of all office visits and outpatient encounters, plus.

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Primary Care 2.0 – How Crossover Health is “Re-Bundling” Health Care

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bn , much of which went into niche applications like lab testing, medication adherence, and on-demand triage for urgent care. In 2020, investments in digital health reached $14.1 These companies targeting primary care components represent the “unbundling of the family doctor,” as CB Insights recently coined the market trend.

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SWAT RNs: Supporting Bedside Leaders with Clinical Judgment

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The triage nurse obtains his vital signs: blood pressure 134/82 mm Hg, respirations 30 breaths per minute, heart rate 102 bpm, temperature 99.8 The patient appears anxious and restless, requiring redirection as the triage nurse processes him. Further diagnostic tests reveal that the mass is a malignant neoplasm.

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How Philips Has Pivoted In the COVID-19 Pandemic: Connected Care From Hospital to Home

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It’s also an enormous stress test of the [health care] system. And with any stress test, you see where the limits are in what you have been building to-date,” he humbly confessed. COVID is a terrible pandemic,” he noted as his team is, “learning our way through it.

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