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CVS Health unveils new virtual primary care platform

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CVS Health Virtual Primary Care will feature a member-selected physician-led Care Team – comprising, for example, nurse practitioners, RNs or licensed vocational nurses – who can be accessed through the platform. Telehealth-based providers can help members find appropriate in-network specialists and other services, too.

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Another Legislative Attempt to Revive Gene Patenting

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More recently, as I have written previously , the unavailability of patents on genomic sequences has enabled researchers around the world to study the SARS-CoV-2 viral genome without fear of patent infringement and without the need to negotiate complex patent licensing agreements and pay royalties to the first researchers to determine its sequence.

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House bill would compel states to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

and Guam, was formally introduced in the fall of 2014 in recognition of the fact that physicians will increasingly practice in different states via telehealth. Physicians can qualify to practice medicine in multiple states, receiving separate licenses for each, via one application within the compact. Ted Yoho, R-Fla.,

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How health systems can better protect patient privacy

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According to one 2014 survey, 10% of patients distrusted health technology, Liederman said, but another recent survey found 87% of patients are unwilling to divulge all their medical information. You want them to keep working there, you want them to keep their licenses." " The goal is culture change, he said.

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Stepful Secures $31.5 Million Series B Led by Oak HC/FT to Address U.S. Healthcare Worker Shortage

Healthcare IT Today

Today, Stepful offers educational training programs for both entry-level positions, including medical assistants, medical admins, and pharmacy technicians, and advanced programs for licensed practical nurses and surgical technicians. Founded in 2014, Oak HC/FT has invested in over 85 portfolio companies and has over $5.3

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DOJ charges four in $37M global telehealth fraud scheme

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Justice announced this past Friday that it had charged four people, one of whom is a licensed physician, in an international telehealth fraud and kickback scheme.

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Introducing Petrie-Flom’s POPLAR and PULSE Affiliated Researchers on Psychedelics

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is a licensed marriage and family therapist, researcher, and bioethicist. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Smith College in history and African studies, where the college awarded her Outstanding Student Leader of the Year in 2014. Harrison M.A., She currently lives in New York City. Callie Hoffmann , J.D.,

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