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Stuck in the Middle with You: Licensing Reforms for Cross-State Telehealth

Bill of Health

Instead, it requires that physicians be licensed in the state where their patient is located to provide care. There are limited pathways for physicians to meet the health needs of their patients located in other states. Or it could treat medical licenses akin to driver’s licenses.

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Another Legislative Attempt to Revive Gene Patenting

Bill of Health

More recently, as I have written previously , the unavailability of patents on genomic sequences has enabled researchers around the world to study the SARS-CoV-2 viral genome without fear of patent infringement and without the need to negotiate complex patent licensing agreements and pay royalties to the first researchers to determine its sequence.

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What is Healthcare Compliance Ethics?

MedTrainer

Here are some of the key entities and mechanisms involved in enforcing healthcare compliance ethics: Government Regulatory Bodies Licensing Boards Healthcare Organizations and Hospitals Professional Associations Whistleblower Protections Legal System Peer Review Committees External Audits and Inspections Ethics Committees Public and Patient Advocacy (..)

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Health Provider News

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Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Marys in Waterbury Connecticut halts big ASC sale over ownership, regulatory concerns Connecticut health center data breach affects 1 million patients Owners Appeal Docs Order In Yale’s $435M Hospital Sale Fight Regional healthcare systems report data breaches affecting more than 1.5 area clinics, eyes more D.C.

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