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Securing a Place for Children’s Rights in Public Health Emergencies

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By Sheila Varadan, Ton Liefaard, and Jaap Doek The Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies (Principles) make a significant contribution towards clarifying the scope of States’ legal obligations under international human rights law during public health emergencies.

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New Data Reveal Sparse Protections for Students Who Cannot Pay for Meals at School

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By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research. public school students during the COVID-19 pandemic ends on June 30 , the consequences of unpaid school meal debt will resurface for the millions of students nationwide facing food insecurity. This policy surveillance, developed in a collaboration between Kristen E.

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Author Q&A: Hilary Wething on US Paid Sick Leave Policy Impacts

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By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research. Hilary Wething, PhD, is an assistant professor of public policy and a Jackman-McCourtney Early Career Professor at Penn State University. HW: I hope to see more research on policy design. go from here?

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HIMSSCast: ATA CEO says telehealth future is hybrid, outlines policy priorities and challenges

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Federal and state policy to ensure the flexibilities put in place during the pandemic will become permanent following the public health emergency. Current telehealth policy priorities and challenges. What this hybrid will look like and how it may change healthcare.

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State Medicaid programs want to keep telehealth expansions, KFF analysis finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telehealth Association is advocating for fair payment for telehealth, and for licensure flexibility across state lines. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Audio-only telehealth benefits patients in need, study finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The study found that the majority of personnel expressed interest in continuing to offer video and audio-only visits beyond the pandemic, but that doing so largely hinged on federal and state policy decisions. ON THE RECORD. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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The Role of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) in Facilitating Seamless Data Sharing Among Healthcare Entities

Healthcare IT Today

The QHIN community is committed to helping all healthcare organizations achieve connectivity and advancing use cases such as Healthcare Operations, Public Health, and Individual Access Services. healthcare operations, public health, and others to follow) under the same common agreement and common set of standards at a national level.