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Employers and the Future of Public Health

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By Sharona Hoffman As state and federal public health authority erodes, employers may increasingly find themselves playing a central role in promoting public health. In the future, they may frequently take the lead in implementing public health measures.

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HIMSS21 Middle East: Why patient data from the Middle East is being scrutinised like never before

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Enterprise Taxonomy: Analytics Population and Public Health Interoperability Strategic Planning Workflow Digital Health Emerging Technologies Data and Information Care Organizational Governance Process Technology. Register now to listen to the session 'on demand' at HIMSS21 Middle East.

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Achieving Economic Security for Disabled People During COVID-19 and Beyond

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Activists, legal professionals, scholars, and policymakers must critically examine the limitations of our current disability laws and policies, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), to elucidate why disabled people continue to endure these inequities, including those related to economic insecurity.

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Mobilizing Long COVID Awareness to Better Support People with Acquired Disabilities

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First, the siloed laws and policies that govern the United States’ health , education, and employment sectors impede collaborative projects. Both the diagnosis and definitions of Long COVID accepted under the ADA limit eligibility , but there is hope that in the future these criteria will expand to include patients’ lived experiences.

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Most Popular HIPAA Topics This Year

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government requires its agencies to follow these guidelines, and many other organizations would benefit from implementing these rules as well. In March, HHS issued a limited waiver of certain HIPAA sanctions and penalties to ease access of data for providers, public health authorities, and others.

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Creating Brain-Forward Policies Amid a ‘Mass Deterioration Event’

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Instead, we should affirmatively consider what brain-forward policies and governance could look like, building on lessons from past pandemics and towards a future of more universal support and structural accommodation of diminishment as well as disability. What would brain-forward health policy look like?

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Biden Administration Unveils Long-Awaited COVID-19 Rules For Large Employers and Healthcare Workers

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The following is considered acceptable proof of vaccination status: A record of immunization from a healthcare provider or pharmacy; A copy of the COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card; A copy of medical records documenting the vaccination; A copy of immunization records from a public health, state, or tribal immunization information system; or.