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Medicare began covering telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic and has maintained the popular offering through temporary waivers approved by Congress since. -
Modernizing benefits delivery is no longer a question of “if,” it’s a question of “how well.” Making benefits more easily accessible improves staff workload, increases user satisfaction and improves outcomes.
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The state Department of Health and Human Services launched the SlowCOVIDNC app Tuesday as a way of providing alerts and resources to people believed to have been exposed to the novel coronavirus. -
An investigation into the May cyberattack against University of Missouri Health Care indicates that sensitive personal information — including Social Security numbers — of some patients was compromised.
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The Oregon Health Authority announced its plans to pilot a smartphone-based contact tracing application later this year. The app would allow those potentially exposed to the coronavirus to get notifications.
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County commissioners have approved a contract with Orlando-based Archer First Response Systems LLC for a drone that would deliver life-saving medical supplies at the discretion of emergency dispatchers.
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(TNS) — As the coronavirus pandemic ramped up across the United States early in 2020, Massachusetts officials began to implement a variety of measures aimed at staving off transmission of the viral respiratory infection and protecting the public.
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Texts and emails to more than 6,700 Mecklenburg County residents alerted them to erroneous positive coronavirus tests. County health officials say the messages were the result of a technical glitch.
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The Orangeburg County, S.C., School District has developed a mobile application that can link its students and their families with telehealth services, doing so by partnering with local facilities and nonprofit groups.
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UV disinfection is a proven means of killing pathogens like the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but it's not risk-free.
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In addition, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that any college within the state that has more than 100 positive coronavirus cases must report it to the New York Department of Health immediately.
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A series of grants aims to corral as many perspectives as possible from international and underserved communities so state and local governments can design safe, equitable contact tracing systems.
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A group of researchers at the University at Albany would like residents of the state of New York to start thinking of winter snow storm forecasting when they hear the term artificial intelligence.
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A new tool that is aimed at guiding Indiana’s schools through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will go live overnight after some tweaks, according to state officials familiar with the data map project.
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The Detroit-based company, which has had some of the most tangible success in applying human-centered design techniques to public-facing government processes, has teamed with the state again.
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After a data glitch blocked test result records from the Reportable Disease Information Exchange, state officials have signed a new deal with Minnesota-based health consulting firm OptumInsight for a new system.
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Researchers have been able to monitor the vital signs in healthy patients using Spot, the robotic dog, and have now set their sights on using the technology in hospital emergency rooms to monitor coronavirus patients.
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