Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

At the same time, they are regularly treated as commodities , often in ways that are completely divorced from their public health value. How may we convince these actors — governments, private-sector companies, funders — to agree to a more equitable allocative framework? Yes, the analogy has an apples-and-oranges quality to it.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2020

The Linux Foundation has launched a new project to harness open source software to help global public health agencies fight back against COVID-19 and prepare for future public health challenges. COVID Green was created by a team at NearForm in cooperation with the Irish government. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In a public health emergency, pharmaceutical manufacturers’ liability concerns can slow the deployment of urgently needed vaccines and other medical countermeasures (MCMs). Products used during public health emergencies raise unique issues either because of their novelty, scale and type of proposed use, or regulatory pathway.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 5, 2022

Sweden also brought in new legislation in December requiring citizens to have a COVID passport at all events with more than 100 people. Meanwhile in England, the government has implemented ‘Plan B’ measures requiring citizens to have two injections and a booster or a negative lateral flow test to get into large venues.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 8, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic led to sweeping healthcare policy changes that enable vulnerable Americans to receive affordable health coverage and access essential safety net benefits. Most government agencies have disparate legacy eligibility and enrollment systems that do not share data.

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Health Populi

JULY 28, 2020

This week, announcements from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Withings further bolster the case for the private sector bolstering public health in this pandemic…and future ones to come beyond the Age of the Coronavirus. On 27th July, CTA announced the Association’s launch of the Public Health Tech Initiative.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The book explains that despite these events, DEG adulteration continues due to regulatory failures. In fact, before publishing the book, the authors petitioned the government, highlighting glaring regulatory issues, but the government turned a blind eye. India has had at least five major cases of DEG poisoning in the past.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 24, 2022

During large transnational public health crises, global demand soars for diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines. At the research and development (R&D) stage, government funders can bind producers to equity goals through targeted contractual provisions, as we explain in a recently-published Nature Biotechnology article.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In 2019 Germany introduced its DiGA Fast Track process for rapid approval, testing, piloting and evaluation of health apps, which is open to all companies in the European Union (EU). I’m very direct with you – we will just replicate what works in Germany.”

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Bill of Health

JULY 15, 2022

Each month, members of the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) review the peer-reviewed medical literature to identify interesting empirical studies, policy analyses, and editorials on health law and policy issues. Government Patent Use to Promote Public Health in the United States: Overcoming Nonpatent Exclusivities.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

As well as facilitating safe travel, the certificates are being used in 20 EU members states for domestic purposes, such as accessing large events, restaurants, cinemas and museums. A recent European Commission report said that more than 591 million EUDCCs have now been generated. ON THE RECORD.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 7, 2022

The legal and institutional regime aimed at preventing and controlling the spread of infectious diseases, grounded on the International Health Regulations (IHR) was heavily criticized. The alarm mechanism based on the declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), in particular, has been severely tested.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2024

We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community with the question – How are health organizations leveraging data analytics and technology to address population health challenges and identify trends that can inform public health interventions? The following are their answers.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

“The younger population may be fluent with Tiktok and Snapchat, but struggles with government E-services”, commented Päivi Sillanaukee, ambassador for health and wellbeing, ministry of foreign affairs in Finland. Access the full DHAGE Report here.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 17, 2022

Nordic countries have long-established digital services, with many interactions with government already occurring online. In Norway, the same authentication process is used in banking as in health. “That comes with an additional convenience factor,” she said.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The certificates are being used in 20 EU members states for domestic purposes, such as accessing large events, restaurants, cinemas and museums. Citizens over 18 in Wales are now required to show an NHS COVID Pass to get into nightclubs and many events under rules which came into effect on 11 October.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 10, 2021

Convened by HIMSS VP of Government Relations Tom Leary, the panelists – who played a critical role in developing the Riyadh Declaration – reviewed the recommendations, compared them to progress so far and outlined digital health goals for the future. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. HIMSS21 Coverage.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Instead, we should affirmatively consider what brain-forward policies and governance could look like, building on lessons from past pandemics and towards a future of more universal support and structural accommodation of diminishment as well as disability. What would brain-forward health policy look like?

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 3, 2022

In January 2021, the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness went live with LouVax, a vaccine scheduling and management system focused on increasing access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Hartlage and Gregor will discuss more in their HIMSS22 panel, "Next Gen Public Health: The Future of Patient Engagement!"

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Chris Oskuie, VP, State & Local Government &Education Sales at Software AG Government Solutions As a result of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Medicaid programs were required to keep citizens continuously enrolled through the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Minnesota, distinct from other states, carries a unique landscape of regulations and standards that govern its healthcare compliance. These agencies help maintain the integrity and quality of healthcare services in Minnesota , protecting the public and promoting patient safety.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 10, 2023

Some Black Floridians had never heard of this event. There were 16 states as of November 1, 2022, that preempted local government action on race and racism in school curricula, according to data from the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

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C&M Health Law

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Earlier this week, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that proposes to make sweeping changes to regulations at 42 C.F.R. part 2 (“Part 2”) governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder (“SUD”) records.

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Health Populi

APRIL 6, 2021

During the height of the pandemic, there was a predisposition to give up personal health and location tracing data to government to help control the spread of the disease. What a difference seven years makes, with the latter years book-ended by the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica event and the global coronavirus pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 9, 2021

Additionally, telemedicine was found to support psychological wellbeing throughout the events of the pandemic, by “reducing depression and anxiety” amongst patients with diabetes.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services to be much more active in the enforcement of healthcare privacy following recent, and increasing, events like the data breach with Change Healthcare. We address the privacy and security of sensitive health data in two ways.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 13, 2022

Almost all of the healthcare implementations of Geographic Information System (GIS) being discussed at the 2022 Esri User Conference would not be possible if GIS data was not shared so readily by government organizations. Some government organizations even offer an API so that their GIS information can be used in near real-time.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 16, 2022

One example of telcos in this space is FarEasTone from Taiwan, which collaborated with the Taitung County government and other agencies to increase accessibility in healthcare services to rural areas. Hence, NCS has started developing fall prevention and robotics solutions in this space. Another area to focus on is cybersecurity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 5, 2020

For the duration of the public health emergency triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, RPM services can be provided to both new and established patients, said the agency. You're heading off events before they become acute. If you do roll out RPM, pretty much these are the results you should expect," said Iance.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

There is a common and problematic misconception that colonization was an isolated historical event and that the present is somehow divorced from its precedent. To explore how colonization drives health inequities, we have to acknowledge the causal relationship between what is past and what is present and think critically about colonization.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 18, 2020

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 European Digital Event taking place on 7-11 September 2020. Learn more about the HIMSS & Health 2.0

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MedTrainer

OCTOBER 11, 2024

OSHA Emergency Action Plan ​​OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) also has specific requirements related to healthcare emergency planning to keep employees safe in the event of an emergency. An emergency action plan must be kept in the workplace and available to employees for review.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Whistleblowers continue to be one of the federal government’s greatest assets in FCA cases, with qui tam actions accounting for over $2.3 billion is attributed to cases involving the health care industry, including managed care providers, hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, long-term acute care facilities and physicians.

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Bill of Health

JULY 18, 2023

sea level rise and desertification) and rapid onset events (e.g., floods and heat waves) have the potential to trigger migration decisions or prompt governments to plan for the relocation and resettlement of affected populations as some environments become uninhabitable. social protection, sanitation, and health care).

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2021

and the issue of pandemic preparedness for the next “Disease X” became part of global public health planning. But the biggest health threat to human life is climate change, according to a new report from the World Health Organization titled The Health Argument for Climate Action. Heat-related illness.

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2021

with employer-sponsored health insurance worry that a major health event in their household could lead to bankruptcy, according to research gathered by West Health and Gallup in Business Speaks: The Future of Employer-Sponsored Insurance. Health Populi’s Hot Points: U.S. One in two people in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 11, 2019

However, the challenge lies in how government institutions such as the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) can meaningfully engage the private healthcare sector in moving towards VBHC. v) Health 2.0. ii) Patient experience. iii) Unlocking the value of AI. (iv) iv) Value-based care. (v) Special Report:

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