Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

If the pandemic has taught us anything about public policy, it is that the model of countercyclical federal aid — which expands at the onset of an economic crisis but abates as that crisis is resolved — is fundamentally inadequate when applied to the realm of public health. Consider that between 2008 and 2020, U.S.

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Health Populi

JULY 14, 2022

states since 2008. In 2020, Sharecare began a collaboration with the Boston University School of Public Health to expand the Index, including drivers of health such as, Healthcare access (like physician supply per 1,000 residents). Sharecare has been annually tracking well-being across the 50 U.S.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 27, 2022

EU initiatives and advocacy efforts by animal rights groups pushed receiving countries to modify entrance requirements, waive fees, provide veterinary services, and shorten or eliminate quarantine times. And, as Ukrainians flee for their lives, they are frequently accompanied by their pets. Kristin Bergtora Sandvik (LL.M

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Department of Health and Human Services. Increased availability of opioid prescription drugs, chronic pain (for which opioids are often prescribed), and the economic crisis which began in 2008 may all have contributed to an increase in overdoses, suicide, and increased liver disease associated with alcohol abuse.”

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Some of those obstacles are shown in the chart here, noting a shortage of the mental health workforce, affordability for accessing services along with limited insurance coverage, and a disconnect between primary care and the mental/behavioral health system. health system for patients across demographics.

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Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2020

consumers were re-shapen by the 2008 Recession in two key ways: people took on more self-service DIY daily life-flows, seeking self-sufficiency and less dependence on institutions; and, consumers became more value-sensitive both in terms of financial value and personal values.

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Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2021

[Note: I may be biased as a University of Michigan graduate of both the School of Public Health and Rackham School of Graduate Studies in Economics]. health care, patient assistance programs, Medicare Advantage plans, and the bundling of proven high-value preventive services into the Affordable Care Act.

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Jane Sarashon

JANUARY 5, 2022

In the second bar chart, Morning Consult assessed consumers’ comfort in sharing personal information in exchange for personalized benefits for retail, financial services, loyalty programs, and other quid pro quo’s. Ensuring that data is used for good helps to bolster trust that motivates health citizens to share that data.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In 2006, researchers at Rush University Medical Center found that a proactive effort of training environmental services staff and improving cleaning metrics from 48% to 87% led to a 50% reduction in the acquisition of VRE.

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Health Populi

MAY 29, 2020

In the coronavirus quarantine era, millions of Americans have been staying home to flatten the curve, and it’s been working from the evidence-based, public health standpoint. But this first-wave impact of the pandemic and #StayHome mandates have exacted a price on financial and mental health.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 4, 2020

This is markedly different than the Great Recession of 2008, the last major financial crisis: that financial decline was coined a “ManCession,” taking a more significant toll out of more typically men’s jobs like construction and manufacturing where fewer women worked. And these jobs are more likely done by women.

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C&M Health Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the entity chosen as a contracting partner, The Sequoia Project, Inc., published the long-awaited Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) for health information exchange.

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Bill of Health

AUGUST 16, 2022

It was not until years later in 2008 that her wrongful conviction was overturned by the state’s Supreme Court. . The heaviest burden will fall on the marginalized communities who are impacted by poverty and systemic racism and lack the means and resources for legal reproductive services.

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Health Populi

JULY 9, 2020

Combine these new life-flows with conflicting information about the nature, severity, and life-span of COVID-19: From three levels of government leaders: The President and the Executive Branch at the Federal Level, Governors of States, and Mayors of cities; Public health agencies, especially the U.S. The economic recession in the U.S.

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Health Populi

JUNE 30, 2020

The World Health Organization identified stress as one of the top ten determinants of disparities in health in 2008. Partner with community-based organizations, schools and professional organizations to disseminate information on stress and impact on health disparities. In this pandemic era, the U.S.

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Health Law RX

JULY 25, 2022

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. f), genetic services, as defined in 29 C.F.R. b)(1)(i)(B).

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Health Populi

MAY 26, 2020

Venus difference from the 2008 Recession, which more negatively impacted men’s jobs and finances than women’s in relative terms. Ironically, one of the fast-growing job categories during the long growth period of the American economy has been health care. ” .

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 30, 2023

By Minsoo Kwon Telehealth services that specialize in the treatment of mental health concerns, such as Cerebral Inc., While increased accessibility of mental health care services through telehealth is a valuable goal, if our aim is the well-being of patients, safety must be paramount.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

Below are the most recent health care related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register from October-December 2021: On October 4, 2021, at 53 N.J.R. 103, which declared a Public Health Emergency for the state in response to COVID-19. 1657(a), the Commissioner released a notice regarding Executive Order No.

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 1, 2023

In the era of abortion regulation and the wind-down of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”), new legislation in states such as Utah may be a sign of what is to come for online and telehealth prescribing. Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services through regulation.

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

Background on the Ryan Haight Act The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 (the “Ryan Haight Act”) made certain amendments to the CSA which established controls on the remote prescribing of controlled substances. 18 U.S.C. § 21 U.S.C. § 802(17).

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Recently, NIST issued a draft update (SP 800-66r2) to its 2008 publication: An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule, and sought feedback from industry stakeholders ahead of the publication of the final version of the guidance.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Or, consider the California legislature’s inclusion of a separate state budget line item for a “compensatory education” fund for special education students negatively affected by disruptions in services during COVID-19, accessible to disabled students without litigation. Take an early example from the pandemic. These messages have persisted.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

Since 2008, the US economy functioned with remarkably low inflation and interest rates. In the first half of 2022, we have observed that a few sectors saw their median multiples tick up relative to the period between January 2017 – December 2021, namely Analytics (by 1.3x), Infrastructure Technology (by 0.9x), and RCM Services (by 0.7x).

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 5, 2022

Telemedicine is poised to address these access gaps if it remains legal as public-health emergency orders expire. Patients with OUD face tremendous geographic barriers to receiving life-saving care: about half of all counties in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

History of EPCS Kyle Zebley, head of public policy American Telemedicine Association (ATA) , says that Congress called on the DEA to implement a policy for a special controlled substance registration process in 2008. The health care field did not adopt it easily or smoothly. Another bill, the EPCS 2.0

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Dr. Wallensky and other public health officials acknowledged “vaccine fatigue” and the relatively low uptake of vaccinations for fending off the coronavirus and the flu as well as other infectious diseases. That purchaser takes the form of both the employer-sponsor of health care insurance for workers, and the patient-as-payer herself.

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Healthcare Law Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Effective January 1, 2022, an individual in Oregon who acts as a pharmaceutical representative for more than 15 days during the calendar year must have, and renew annually, a license from the Department of Consumer and Business Services (“DCBS”). xii] SafeRx Amendment Act of 2008. ix] Nevada. xi] Washington D.C. 2017 Nevada Laws Ch.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 23, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a threat brief providing information on the cyber organizations of the Russian Intelligence Services which pose a threat to organizations in the United States, including the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2023

"To ensure that patients do not lose access to necessary services via telehealth, we strongly urge DEA to extend the existing pandemic-era flexibilities for such period of time that the rule is finalized and implementable or at least through calendar year 2023. That registry could also solve the confusion issue for pharmacies.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 14, 2020

This directly affects the provision of services to a population that tends to be older, sicker, and less insured than the general public. "Many areas we provide care to did not have much recovery since [the economic crash of] 2008," said Marshfield Clinic Health System CEO Dr. Susan Turney.

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Health Populi

APRIL 10, 2020

.” The phrase, “your ZIP code is more important than your genetic code” has become the common mantra for public health people communicating the concept of the social determinants of health : those factors outside of medical services that shape peoples’ overall health and well-being.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Since the COVID-19 public health emergency was declared in 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services has renewed the legislation every 90 days. What's at stake. confused by mixed messages and distrust of federal officials," wrote Burr.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

It has subsequently been reauthorized by Republican and Democratic Congresses in 2008, 2013, and 2018 and earned praise as “one of the most successful global health programs in modern history.” And, to be sure, abortion criminalization is antithetical to the goals of public health.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 21, 2020

With six in 10 adults saying stress due to the economic downturn has been a significant source of stress, that was nearly 50% greater in 2020’s pandemic era compared with 2019, approaching the high level of stress felt during the 2008 Great Recession. Voting, too, is part of being a solid health citizen. .

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Health Populi

APRIL 2, 2018

The Gallup Poll , fielded in the first week of March 2018, found that peoples’ overall economic and employment concerns are on the decline since 2010, at the height of the Great Recession which began in 2008. I covered EBRI’s poll here in Health Populi earlier this year, explaining that, “Workers dissatisfaction with U.S.

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