Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

health care system, but that are especially present for behavioral health needs like substance use, and are exacerbated by other challenges related to stigma, lack of employment, and fragmented or nonexistent care coordination. This reality reflects structural, policy, and legal misalignments common to the entire U.S.

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The Digital Health Corner

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Digital health technology has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, fueled by a combination of consumerization of wearable technologies, ubiquity of mobile devices, proliferation of technology incubators, attention by government health and regulatory agencies and involvement of large companies heretofore not focused on healthcare.

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Public Health Health Services Administration Patient Advocacy Governance 68

Healthcare Law Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It also requires that the Secretary report to Congress on the state of the SNS, and to issue guidance and hold annual meetings with public health officials and stakeholders on how states, territories, and Tribes can access the SNS. Modernizes public health data through biosurveillance and infectious disease data collection.

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COVID-19 FDA Public Health Health Services Administration 98

Healthcare Law Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Prior to the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), to initiate treatment with buprenorphine at an OTP, a practitioner needed to perform a complete in-person physical evaluation. The covered benefit includes MAT for patients with OUD, a leading treatment modality that combines prescribing FDA-approved medication (e.g.,

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicare COVID-19 Telemedicine 52

Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

Should the final rules limit the issuance of prescriptions of controlled medications to the FDA-approved indications contained in the FDA-approved labeling for those medications? DEA has specifically requested feedback on whether it should limit telemedicine prescribing to only the drug’s FDA-approved indications. 21 U.S.C. §

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine COVID-19 FDA Compliance 52

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Funding for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will increase by $100 million, the National Institutes of Health will receive an additional $2.5 This will help to ensure that telehealth and hospital-at-home programs can continue to provide convenient and accessible medical treatment for patients.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), awarded nearly $1.5 – Releasing New Guidance to Support and Facilitate Greater Access to FDA-approved naloxone products. What You Should Know: – The U.S

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Health Services Administration FDA Public Health 52