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Investing in Modern and Advanced Treatment Devices to Help Treatment-Resistant Patient Populations

HIT Consultant

TMS, and the more advanced form called Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Deep TMS), are noninvasive, well tolerated, do not require anesthesia or cause systemic side effects, are administered in a doctor’s office in less than 30 minutes, and are covered by most health insurance plans. Ten years later, Mark S. George, M.D.

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News from the Consumer Technology Association and Withings Further Demonstrates Private Sector’s Role in the Pandemic and Public Health

Health Populi

In 2020, CES featured several hundred digital health exhibitors and a growing array of Internet of Things-connected devices adjacent to health and wellness, with representation from beyond “pure” wearable health tech ranging from FDA-cleared blood pressure watches from Omron to health insurer Humana in the exhibit hall.

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ALERT! Your COVID-19 policies and procedures need a BOOSTER!

Health Law RX

The EEOC notes that employers will meet the “business necessity” standard when such testing is consistent with current guidance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), and/or state/local public health authorities.