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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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Normally, that information would be shielded to comply with patient confidentiality law, but Alabama and Massachusetts determined that the benefits to public safety outweigh privacy concerns. -
Days before the World Health Organization labeled COVID-19 a pandemic, malware infected the city and county systems, placing unprecedented pressure on the agencies and the public.
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According to reports, researchers in Pennsylvania were able to act quickly because they had already laid the groundwork for a vaccine during earlier coronavirus epidemics, including SARS and MERS.
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The U.S. has yet to adopt the most aggressive surveillance-state tactics that other countries are deploying in the name of public health. But as the death toll mounts in the coming weeks, so will the pressure.
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A recently launched dashboard is showing users where people are obeying stay-at-home orders or not. The tool uses anonymized cellphone location data to identify where people are congregating during stay-home orders.
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Plus, executive government leaders are taking to social media to address constituent questions; the Census is online as of now; Seattle’s firefighters are dancing for social distancing awareness; and more.
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Bail hearings, some of the only court activities happening in Anne Arundel County, are being conducted via video conferencing. The shift has not been without its flaws, but it’s one of the only options available.
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The use and support for telehealth has never been higher in the U.S. Hospitals and patients are flocking to adopt the technology but regulatory roadblocks remain.
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Venture capitalists say they're still optimistic about the future of new mobility options in cities, despite the deep freeze many companies have been forced into as cities confront the coronavirus pandemic.
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The discrepancies in Missouri seem to be all about new technology, old practices, mixed messages, and health departments that are trying hard to understand the pandemic that is in front of them.
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Gov. David Ige’s office said his administration is looking to implement “a public health alert network system” in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic that continues to spread across the islands.
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South Bend, Ind., has unveiled a Census outreach effort that puts online efforts at the center, stepping up digital outreach to ensure a complete count of residents. Federal funding for the coming decade at stake.
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The novel coronavirus has grabbed public attention, distracting from the national count. Census officials are putting extra emphasis on filing online using a desktop computer, laptop, smartphone or tablet.
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A video meeting of the Grosse Ile Township board of trustees was cut short Monday after multiple people made inappropriate racially or sexually charged remarks during the public comment period.
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Repurposing analytics it used to produce data on the opioid epidemic, Biobot is offering a pro bono water testing program to contribute data to the health community’s growing understanding of the pandemic.
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