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Kontakt.io Raises $47.5 Million Funding from Goldman Sachs to Fuel AI Development and Expansion into US Hospitals

Healthcare IT Today

Failures in hospital care delivery accounted for approximately $300 billion, or nearly $300,000 per licensed bed, in annual waste in the US. creates exceptional value for its clients by addressing two of healthcare’s current great challenges: reducing costs and freeing up time of nurses, doctors, and other hospital staff.

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23andMe Acquires Lemonaid Health for $400M – Health M&A

HIT Consultant

Online Doctor’s Office & Medicine Delivery. Founded in 2013 by Co-Founders Ian Van Every and Paul Johnson, Lemonaid Health offers patients direct access to the care they need, from consultation through treatment nationally across the U.S. In just a few minutes, patients are able to interact with a U.S.-licensed

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New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Kaiser Health News

Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain. But she said nothing worked as well as methadone, an opioid she has taken since 2013. She hopes her current doctor won’t do the same.

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New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Kaiser Health News

Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain. But she said nothing worked as well as methadone, an opioid she has taken since 2013. She hopes her current doctor won’t do the same.

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As AI, virtual care reshape the healthcare workforce, remember the difference between 'tasks and jobs'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The demand for services is growing faster than the labor supply is, particularly for skilled labor – anyone with a license. By that I mean some tasks that nurses or pharmacists or even doctors might do, like information gathering or simple routine advice. People worry now about nursing retirements, etc. jobs will be automated.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 4 | Monthly Update 2021

SQA

Patients should speak with their doctor or pharmacist to discuss alternatives should their regular prescribed drug not be available. The CDSCO has postponed deadlines for regulating implantable devices and other medical products for which manufacturers or importers have already applied for licenses under the Medical Device Rules 2017.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2022 – Spring

SQA

ANVISA’s RDC 665/2022 (link in Portuguese) replaces previous regulations, including RDC 16/2013 and IN 08/2013, and went into effect on 02 May 2022. The Points is an upgraded version of Practice for Cosmetics Production Licensing , implemented in 2016, with more stringent inspection requirements.

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