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Why Now is the Time to Double Down on Virtual Care

HIT Consultant

Access also improved – a Johns Hopkins University study found that Medicare beneficiaries in poor neighborhoods increased their use of telemedicine during the pandemic. Healthcare organizations should leverage lessons learned from the pandemic to create fundamental change. Federal agencies: catalysts of change. No time to rest.

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What the Telehealth Expansion Act means for tackling social determinants and boosting health equity

Healthcare It News

Healthcare IT News wanted to dig deep into the new law and its promises, so we sat down with Kamala Green, social drivers of health program manager at National Government Services. National Government Services empowers federal healthcare agencies to deliver care to millions of Americans through outcomes-driven innovation.