Bill of Health

JULY 11, 2022

Urgent calls have been made in many quarters, including the government, to try and stem the rise in clinical negligence costs, as the growing expense is taking away scarce financial resources which could be well put into front line health care services. The figures go into the £billions. Stemming the Rise in Negligence Costs.

Malpractice 246

Malpractice Governance Hospitals Health Care Reform 246

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2022

3103 ) were integrated into it, that the Kassebaum-Kennedy Act bore any resemblance to the final version of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. However, when HIPAA was passed, the standards governing health care data, patients´ rights, and the flow of information were still several years away.

HIPAA 136

HIPAA Fraud Health Insurance Health Care Reform 136

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 28, 2023

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, more than one in four adults living with a serious mental health issue also has a substance use issue. The unique challenges these individuals face, along with the impact of social determinants of health , present formidable obstacles to their recovery.

Health Care Reform 104

Health Care Reform Health Services Administration Licensing Health Outcomes 104

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

EHR vendors at first had no incentive to support third-party access, although they were urged to do so by health care reformers such as SMART. A health record was an archive, assiduously updated at patient visits but rarely consulted. But the analytics side of health grew and grew.

US Department of Health and Human Services 73

US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Health Care Reform Hospitals 73

Bill of Health

JANUARY 2, 2024

By Jon Larsen and Sterling Johnson There is a well-established whole of government response to drug policing centered around the “war on drugs.” Policy changes must be considered to replace acknowledged failures and reimagine the whole of government response to drug policing.

US Department of Health and Human Services 264

US Department of Health and Human Services Governance Public Health Health Care Reform 264

Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

By Jon Larsen and Sterling Johnson People who need opioid use (OUD) treatment in the United States are often not receiving it — at least two million people with OUD are experiencing a treatment gap that prevents or hampers their ability to receive life-saving care and support.

Governance 173

Governance Public Health Telemedicine COVID-19 173

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This replacement, “neoliberalism,” has as its central tenet that markets are, in all ways and at all times, superior to government in allocating societal resources. Since markets are inherently individualistic and the basic unit of analysis of public health is the community, this ideology was and is antithetical to our goals.

Public Health 264

Public Health Health Care Reform ACA COVID-19 264