Population and Public Health
Infection surveillance and infection control are part of what makes countries successful that manage to keep the SarsCoV2 pandemic in check. Properly implemented, digital solutions can help a lot with testing, tracing and isolating. Striking the right balance between meeting public health requirements and upholding privacy is not easy though.
Pagabo and Moodbeam have collaborated to aid mental health and wellbeing and improve working conditions in the construction sector.
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Also, Medwise.ai wins UK grant to develop AI-powered question answering platform for healthcare professionals during COVID-19.
New study uses online resources to compare mental health outcomes in individuals studied before COVID-19 versus those responding during the pandemic.
The first batch of these devices will be delivered in the later half of this month, said Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation initiative.
Roundtrip, the University of Pennsylvania, Lyft and Contra Costa Health services are joining forces to conduct the study.
Executives from SDOH technology platforms say they anticipate more public-healthcare funding to support social services infrastructure in the coming years.
The in-app study collects wearable data and asks participants about their recent symptom history.
Opt-in "Exposure Notifications" are included in new operating system updates on both companies' platforms and available now to worldwide public health agencies.
The HIMSS Media team discusses how vendors, payers and policymakers are looking to answer the growing demand for mental and behavioral health services.