Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 27 November, 2021.

Here are a few I came across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. ----- https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/remote-monitoring-via-text-linked-to-fewer-covid-19-deaths Remote Monitoring Via Text Linked to Fewer COVID-19 Deaths Penn Medicine leveraged a text-based remote monitoring program which resulted in three deaths as compared to 12 deaths among patients who received usual outpatient care protocols. By Anuja Vaidya November 19, 2021 - An automated texting program helped Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine lower the risk of death for COVID-19 patients who quarantined at home, according to a new study. As the novel coronavirus surged in waves across the country last year, hospitals were overwhelmed with patients. As a result, many hospitals turned to remote patient monitoring to keep an... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - Category: Information Technology Authors: Source Type: blogs