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COVID ‘Compromise’ on International IP Underscores Need for New Approach

Bill of Health

Physical products like vaccines do not neatly fit this definition. Notably, whereas patents are always published, the definition of a trade secret is that it is secret from the public. Early on in the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed IP owners voluntarily license IP to others to ensure affordable COVID treatments.

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Ready to Change Your Pharmacy Strategy? It’s Time for Analytics, Data, and AI

HIT Consultant

For health plans, specifically in the US, pharmacies are a strategic area of partnership to drive benefit usage, cost management and utilization, and even prior authorization. And for health care providers globally, pharmacies are the stockroom by which they rely on to treat patients.

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Mental Health and Well-Being Essentials Training for Healthcare Professionals

American Medical Compliance

In contrast to mental disorders, the concept of mental health and mental well-being is important for everyone in society. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease (WHO, 2020). lack of professional.

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Preventing Abuse and Neglect Through Dental Awareness Training

American Medical Compliance

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect The World Health Organization (WHO) provides a comprehensive definition of child maltreatment, describing it as “all forms of physical and emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation.” As dental professionals, understanding this definition is crucial.

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Digital Inclusion As Upstream Health Investment

Health Populi

Note the timing of this publication: the authors submitted the manuscript to Nature on 19th March 2020… just eight days after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. Enter the digital era, forcing a re-definition of what we mean by “infrastructure.”

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Self-Care Is Healthcare In Consumers’ Hands, Peaking on Google Trends

Health Populi

As I dug in deeper to these intentions via Google searches on self-care, I found a broad range of queries covering peoples’ uniquely personal definitions of “health.” The paragraphs shown here in the last graphic from Caity Weaver is one snippet from Self-Care: A Working Definition. ” .

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COVID-19 and the future of care delivery

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Discussion on the definitions for telehealth, telecare, telemedicine and other terms under the digital health and care umbrella is always required, and will be discussed in greater detail during the HIMSS & Health 2.0 However, these sessions usually begin with a hurdle to be overcome – that of terminology.

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