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HHS publishes AI Strategic Plan, with guidance for healthcare, public health, human services

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"HHS will continue to promote apprenticeship programs focused on AI in medical research and discovery activities to bolster talent pipelines and share guidelines for AI governance to help organizations foster robust AI-enabled cultures." " Early response to the HHS plan has been supportive so far. For instance, Premier Inc.

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DEA and HHS extend virtual prescribing for controlled substances through 2025

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Drug Enforcement Agency and Health and Human Services announced the Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications, preventing some patients from losing access to their telehealth-prescribed medications.

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Vendor Notebook: Salesforce extends AI to public health services, DrFirst acquires Myndshft

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Improvements in public health case administration, faster prior authorizations for specialty medications and rideshare delivery of lab kits for wellness are just a few interesting goals making vendor news in April.

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Vaccine credentials enabling wider progress on public health interoperability

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Brian Anderson, chief digital health physician at MITRE Corporation, and Bryant Karras, chief public health informatics officer and senior epidemiologist at Washington State Department of Health, will offer an update on the progress of the Vaccine Credential Initiative, and other initiatives like it.

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U.S. Public Health

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This Health Policy 101 chapter examines how public health is governed and delivered in the United States.

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The Public Health Case Against Gas Appliances

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Health Justice Moreover, viable replacement options to those appliances are both readily available and cheaper than ever due to funding provided through the Inflation Reduction Act. The post The Public Health Case Against Gas Appliances appeared first on Bill of Health.

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$14M more for EMR implementation in Victoria and more briefs

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Victoria announces $14M EMR expansion The Victorian government is investing A$21.4 million ($14 million) more to replace paper-based patient medical records systems in several public health settings.

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