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How Philips Has Pivoted In the COVID-19 Pandemic: Connected Care From Hospital to Home

Health Populi

I was scheduled to meet with Roy Jakobs, Chief Business Leader of Connected Care at Philips, at HIMSS in Orlando on 9th March 2020. Another facet of telehealth is in helping to scale intensive care units (ICUs). What a difference 90 days makes.

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How Routine Medical Care Fuels America’s Opioid Crisis

The Healthcare Blog

Long-term complications, including dependence, overdose, and addiction, further drive profitability through repeat admissions, extended care, and emergency visits. The short-term complications of opioid usesuch as nausea, constipation, urinary retention, and hyperalgesiarequire additional treatments, increasing hospital revenue.