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UC San Diego Health Appoints Inaugural Chief Health AI Officer

HIT Consultant

This appointment strengthens the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center for Health Innovation (JCHI), established in September 2021 to develop innovative and advanced healthcare solutions. . – Establishing an appropriate framework for responsible and accountable AI deployment within the healthcare system.

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Is Preemption the Cure for Healthcare Federalism’s Restrictions on Medication Abortion?

Bill of Health

healthcare system, representing just one example of “healthcare federalism” — the division of power between the federal and state governments in the regulation of health care. Attorney General Merrick Garland made the position of the federal government clear, stating: “[T]he FDA has approved the use of the medication Mifepristone.

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The International Weaponization of Health Data

Bill of Health

In 2019, China announced a new law prohibiting Chinese organizations from sharing genetic data with foreign groups without government approval. Government officials recently have expressed concern about the open-access sharing of U.K. Other countries have taken notice. citizens’ health data with China.

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Employers and the Future of Public Health

Bill of Health

In 2021, over 50% of Americans were covered by employer-provided health insurance. By contrast, in other countries , such as Canada and the United Kingdom, the government pays for all health care. Hahn Professor of Law, Professor of Bioethics, and Co-Director of Law-Medicine Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

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Ensuring That Humanity Retains Control of Connected Things: A Message from Microsoft at CES 2021

Health Populi

In advance of that discussion, I wanted to feature remarks shared by Brad Smith, Microsoft President, that I recently heard at CES 2021 , the annual (this year, virtual) meeting convening the largest community of consumer electronics stakeholders globally. But it wasn’t just JFK’s moonshot remarks that were inspiring.

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Correctional Sleep: Where Litigation Falls Short and Where Research, Policymaking are Needed

Bill of Health

And in 2021, researchers furnished evidence from a study of over 40,000 participants in the general population, indicating that those with “moderate” to “significant sleep burdens” experienced elevated COVID-19 mortality. Cases and deaths due to COVID-19 remain “consistently higher” in correctional settings than the general U.S.

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Trust-Busted: The Decline of Trust in Technology and What It Means for Health

Health Populi

Trust in the technology industry has crashed to an all-time low based on the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. Most industries lost citizens’ trust between 2020 and 2021, most notably, Technology, dropping the greatest margin at 9 points. As Richard Edelman, CEO, concisely asserted , “Tech loses its halo.”

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