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Around 2009, a 16-year-old girl went to a clinic in New York City for her first gynecology exam. The doctor, a middle-aged man, disarmed her with awkward, self-deprecating jokes. Dr. Robert Hadden had delivered the girl years earlier. He allegedly instructed her to undress, climb onto the table and “get on all fours,” according to court documents related to a lawsuit that was filed in April 2019. After a prolonged exam, Hadden “proceeded to rub both of his ungloved hands up and down her body,” according to the suit, which claims that Hadden penetrated the girl with his hands during two appointments. Neither Hadden nor his lawyer responded to questions for this story.
Ushering in an Era of Telehealth Natasa Sokolovich, Executive Director, Telehealth, UPMC
Factors that Led to the Expansion of Telehealth Services across UPMC
Our vision at UPMC is to transform healthcare delivery, developing new models of care that allow us to provide a seamless “virtual to bricks and mortar” experience. With healthcare in the midst of a disruptive transformation, we are leveraging strategic investments in technology to expand access to UPMC’s world-class clinical services. With the recent wave of electronic health record (EHR) adoption, integration of smart data analytics, mobile applications and biometric tools that capture real-time clinical information, we are advancing the care delivery process. UPMC has offered telehealth services since early 2007 through the implementation of subspecialty telestroke services across community hospitals located in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Recognizing that many patients across the region were bypassing
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The Consumer Technology Association on Wednesday unveiled a new ANSI-accredited standard that it says represents the baseline to determine trustworthy AI solutions in health care.
WHY IT MATTERS
More than five dozen healthcare and technology organizations helped develop the consensus-driven standard, according to CTA, which says the aim is to identify the core requirements and baseline for AI solutions in health care to be deemed as trustworthy, as artificial intelligence and machine learning become pervasive across healthcare. Additionally, it explores the impact of the trustworthiness of AI in health care through the lens of the end user (e.g., physician, consumer, professional and family caregiver, public health, medical societies, and regulators) and will identify the unique challenges and opportunities for AI in the health care sector, according to CTA.
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Health workers face immense psychological toll from pandemic
After working non stop for more than a year to care for patients suffering from the deadly pandemic it s taking a toll on many
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(ABC News) –Dawn seems to be breaking in the COVID-19 pandemic. As vaccines provide new hope, cases and hospitalizations have been declining across the country. But as one calamity gradually wanes, another silent crisis is making its way out of the shadows.
Experts say some doctors, nurses and other health workers on the frontlines will have to face a mental health reckoning after being in the trenches fighting the global pandemic.