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Technology companies are proving to be the great equalizer

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[Part 1 of a 12-Part Series]

Healthcare is rife with significant challenges that can in some cases be minimized at the very minimum and in most cases be eliminated by the use of technology. The 12-part series begins by elaborating on macro-level challenges that the healthcare industry is starting to address with technology to stem the bleeding/reverse the onset of more severe complications.

Challenge 1: Supply and demand

Healthcare service delivery provisioning across the globe is starkly marked by the lack of adequate supply of qualified clinicians and specialists. This situation has been significantly exacerbated in the post pandemic new normal which has seen clinicians of all stripes leave their stated professions in droves. Technology companies like HealthViewX have helped alleviate this problem by building care orchestration platforms [the HOPE platform for providers and the POPE platform for payors] that allow clinicians and clinical service delivery providers the ability to

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14 anti-inflammatory foods and why your body will thank you for them

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14 anti-inflammatory foods + their body benefitsMarina Kositsyna – Getty Images

Step away from the medicine cabinet (who are we kidding, it’s 2023 — medicine box/drawer), it’s official: anti-inflammatory foods are the best route to reducing inflammation in the body.

What are the benefits of anti-inflammatory foods?

An anti-inflammatory diet calms your immune system when it reacts to something it perceives as foreign, such as pollen (oh hello, hayfever!). Or perhaps you notice your finger swelling or becoming red when you nick it while practicing your best Masterchef knife skills, which is the body dispatching white blood cells to the area to prevent bacteria from entering and infection. This is acute inflammation.

While inflammation works to protect your body from these pesky invaders, it can also stick around for longer — much longer, even when your heat is not under an immediate threat. This can be triggered when the

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I’m a nutritionist – here are the 14 worst foods for your health – how many are you eating?

DIET, as we all know, is a key part of good health. After all, as the saying goes; you are what you eat.

If you eat unhealthy foods consistently, then over time, your body will likely pay the price.

How many of these foods do you eat regularly?

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How many of these foods do you eat regularly?

In fact, the root cause of a number of illnesses is a poor diet – a lack of decent nutrition can increase the risk of heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes and at least 13 different types of cancer.

A nutritious diet is vital for a healthy body and mind, so what are the foods that we should be cutting out or at least cutting down on, in order to maintain good health?

1. Jam donuts

Although this sweet treat might taste delicious, Registered sports nutritionist Rob Hobson notes that it contains white flour and sugar, plus it’s deep fried.

“Just

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Improving Patient Care Through Technology Orchestration

As healthcare shifts towards a more patient-centric approach, health providers across the world are looking for innovative ways to enhance the patient care journey. The infusion of software solutions into the healthcare industry has helped providers improve the overall patient experience. One of these solutions is Care Orchestration, a method that uses Information Technology (IT) to improve the care journey. Care Orchestration can be defined as the coordination of many complex computer systems, servers and applications in a way that enhances the care journey. In a clinical setting, Orchestration allows for a simplification of patient workflows and an overall improvement in efficiency. Care Orchestration helps healthcare providers streamline their existing care journey by identifying and addressing their current inefficiencies.

Care Orchestration and Value-Based Care

Care Orchestration is an instrumental asset for health systems that seeks to adopt a value-based outlook. This system is a polar opposite from the traditional fee-for-service

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