What You Should Know:
- Verato announced an identity information service that helps with COVID-19 contact tracing by making social determinants of health (SDOH) data more complete.
- According to a recent report, as much as half of the positive COVID-19 test results lack enough data to support contact tracing. By filling in that missing data, we can shorten the time between receiving positive test results and having data that allows for rapid response to contain the virus.
Verato,
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Public Health
COVID-19 Crisis: Only 27% of Nurses Have Enough PPE for May
What You Should Know:
- New survey data From NurseFly reveals more than 50% Of nurses are dissatisfied with the level of resources and training from hospitals battling the COVID-19 crisis.
- Only 27% of nurses noted that their hospital has an adequate amount of PPE for them to conduct their job for the next month.
NurseFly, a temporary
healthcare staffing technology platform, released a new round of findings from
a national survey of 1,380+ nurses
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Measures Adopted by Public Health Agencies to Mitigate the Consequences of COVID-19
The number of people infected by COVID-19 worldwide is quickly moving toward 2 million and almost 33% of them are from the U.S. The circumstance is past dreary and administrative bodies in the U.S. are acting rapidly to contain the harm coming about because of the spread of this novel infection.
Starting with the entry restrictions, federal agencies and healthcare regulatory bodies have executed a few measures to ensure the wellbeing and interests of healthcare professionals, program
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Nebraska Health Information Initiative Rolls Out Statewide COVID-19 Dashboard
What You Should Know:
- NEHII, the statewide health information exchange for Nebraska, in conjunction with Intersystems, KPI Ninja, and Nextgate, has generated a COVID-19 dashboard to support statewide COVID-19 data collection and reporting.
- COVID-19 dashboard provides real-time laboratory data and hospital bed management for accurate monitoring and case reporting.
To help the state of Nebraska accurately track COVID-19 cases and test results, the Nebraska Health Information
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The Rise of Teledentistry: Benefits, Use Cases & Adoption Challenges
Teledentistry is a relatively new practice on the rise for dentists. If you have oral health or dental problems, it can take a while to get an appointment that fits in with your schedule. So, with this new concept, you can quickly connect with a dental professional remotely, and receive access to advice and information.About TeledentistryTeledentistry falls under telehealth, which is a broad concept within professional healthcare delivery. Essentially, telehealth aims to provide patients with a
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Coding in Age of COVID-19: Deciphering Coding Nuances, Best Practices
Without much warning, the novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has taken over our healthcare system. It has taxed our healthcare workers, our national stockpiles of PPE, and affected millions of Americans nationwide. In addition to healthcare workers on the front lines, the pandemic has also impacted the healthcare revenue cycle, causing major confusion, questions, and inconsistencies as coding specialists learn the latest COVID-19 codes and guidelines at warp speed. With cases rising by the tens of
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Shoring Up the Healthcare Supply Chain: 4 Lessons From The COVID-19 Pandemic
In December 2019, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response told a House committee that “supply chain issues were among the most significant challenges to preparing for an influenza pandemic as well as other infectious diseases.” A few months later, healthcare systems across the country and around the world are face-to-face with that harsh reality, as many of the largest healthcare suppliers are unable to fully meet the growing global demand for personal protective equipment
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New Survey Underscores Importance of Social Determinants of Health Amid COVID-19 Crisis
What You Should Know:
- Welltok survey reveals social determinants of health (SDOH) are becoming increasingly valuable during the COVID-19 pandemic for providers and health plans. It’s important they know what kind of lifestyle and environmental factors consumers are up against during social distancing and preventing the spread of the virus
- Welltok survey of more than 2,000 adults finds consumers don’t know what SDOH to share with their provider for optimal care
As the COVID-19
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Verily Launches COVID-19 Pathfinder for Health Systems & Hospitals
What You Need to Know:
Verily has launched COVID-19 Pathfinder-- a new set
of tools that provide on-demand access to COVID-19 information directly from a
hospital or health system website.
To help relieve the burden on care teams, Verily
has launched COVID-19
Pathfinder, a screening tool and programming template that provide
on-demand access to COVID-19
information directly from a hospital or health system website. San Joaquin General Hospital, Western
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In-Depth: 32 FDA-Approved COVID-19 Testing Kits
What You Should Know:
- In-depth look list of FDA-approved COVID-19 test kits
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offers emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for unapproved products or new uses for approved items in urgent situations where no suitable alternatives exist. Dozens of companies have sought and received EUAs for their testing kits that screen for SARS-CoV-2 — more commonly referred to as COVID-19 or the novel coronavirus.
The FDA makes a
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