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 Are Hospitals Ready for Alzheimer’s Treatment Approval?

HIT Consultant

John Showalter, MD, Chief Product Officer at Linus Health The FDA’s recent accelerated approval of Leqembi was welcome news across the Alzheimer’s community. It is expected to be more than six times the size of the public health campaign for COVID-19. billion marketing the medication.

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HHS Announces Change to Regulatory Process: Secretary Must Sign All Agency Rulemaking

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. In a September 15, 2020 memorandum, the current Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Alex Azar, barred the 0Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other federal health agencies under his authority from independently enacting any new federal regulations.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

Stephen Sofoul, SVP, Data & Decision Science Services at MultiPlan A critical challenge lies in the shortage of experienced financial analysts or data analysts capable of effectively analyzing the wealth of information that the healthcare industry holds. However, with healthcare being ever-evolving our regulations are also ever evolving.

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December 2023 Regulatory Compliance Updates

Verisys

Compliance Updates: December 2023 Overlook: Federal Legislation DEA Licensure Compacts Other Legislation Board Updates Federal Legislation: The TREATS Act has been proposed which would amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment. This bill is currently in committee.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. With support for multi-cloud deployments, telemedicine and personalized health, patient and clinician devices, and IoT devices deployed in the home, perimeter security will no longer be enough. to build out their cybersecurity program.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. Digitally-enabled care is the future of telehealth – “telehealth” has become industry norm since the start of the pandemic and used as a catchall term for everything from virtual doctor’s appointments to at-home testing kits.

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OIG Advisory Opinion Alert: Yet Another Favorable Decision for Medical Device Manufacturers

Healthcare Law Blog

On Thursday, March 16, the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued OIG Advisory Opinion (“AO”) No. Millions of people in the US suffer from heart failure each year, resulting in billions of dollars in healthcare costs.