influenza Archives - HIT Leaders and News https://us.hitleaders.news/tag/influenza/ Healthcare Innovations and technology news and views Sun, 29 Oct 2023 18:59:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 New Infodemic Management Tools to Support Pandemic Planning and Preparedness for Pandemic Influenza and Respiratory Pathogen Disease Events https://us.hitleaders.news/core-categories/editors-picks-and-featured-content/41484/new-infodemic-management-tools-to-support-pandemic-planning-and-preparedness-for-pandemic-influenza-and-respiratory-pathogen-disease-events/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-infodemic-management-tools-to-support-pandemic-planning-and-preparedness-for-pandemic-influenza-and-respiratory-pathogen-disease-events Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:44:04 +0000 https://us.hitleaders.news/?p=41484 A new public health taxonomy for social listening on respiratory pathogens has been released alongside other useful tools for infodemic management.

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]]> Electronic Messages Improved Influenza Vaccination Rates in Nationwide Danish Study https://us.hitleaders.news/communications/39303/electronic-messages-improved-influenza-vaccination-rates-in-nationwide-danish-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=electronic-messages-improved-influenza-vaccination-rates-in-nationwide-danish-study Wed, 08 Mar 2023 06:05:02 +0000 https://us.hitleaders.news/?p=39303 Approximately one billion people are infected with influenza around the world each year, with more than half a million deaths estimated to result from the disease. Despite the disease’s potential severity, especially among older populations and those with cardiometabolic risk factors, approximately 30 percent of U.S. adults over age 65 were not vaccinated during the 2019-2020 flu season. To evaluate best strategies for increasing vaccination rates, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, collaborated with Danish researchers to develop and implement a nationwide trial in Denmark testing nine different electronic messaging tactics among adults over age 65.

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