Bill of Health

MARCH 24, 2022

Research funding contracts can help to safeguard against profound inequities in global allocation and distribution of lifesaving diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines. During large transnational public health crises, global demand soars for diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines. Using Contracts to Further Equity Goals.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Prisons, jails, and other carceral facilities have been core sites of the COVID-19 pandemic, from initial outbreaks in Chinese prisons to some of the largest outbreaks in the U.S. Yet, despite these inequities, the human toll of COVID-19 among incarcerated people has remained behind the walls and in the shadows.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Vaccines are pharmaceutical products, a critical tool in public and global health. At the same time, they are regularly treated as commodities , often in ways that are completely divorced from their public health value. Yes, the analogy has an apples-and-oranges quality to it. working a fluid station at a race).

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In a public health emergency, pharmaceutical manufacturers’ liability concerns can slow the deployment of urgently needed vaccines and other medical countermeasures (MCMs). Products used during public health emergencies raise unique issues either because of their novelty, scale and type of proposed use, or regulatory pathway.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Kate Behan, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Arcadia A so-called “tripledemic” — the convergence of flu, RSV and COVID-19 — led to significant morbidity and mortality, and it also forced the cancellation or delay of numerous medical procedures at overwhelmed health systems.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

As the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll, the year 2020 ushered in declarations of a National Emergency (“NE”) and a Public Health Emergency (“PHE”). Employers should know what the expiration of the PHE and NE means for health plans, mandatory coverage of COVID-19 testing, the completion of I-9 forms and other matters.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 7, 2022

This week marks the two-year anniversary of World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declaring COVID-19 a pandemic. thus has reverberating repercussions: it strips away not only necessary public health precautions, but also hard-won adaptations, such as remote work and more generous sick leave policies.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 3, 2022

In January 2021, the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness went live with LouVax, a vaccine scheduling and management system focused on increasing access to the COVID-19 vaccine. After operating on paper for a few weeks, the agency launched the tool. HIMSS22 Coverage.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 26, 2023

When the Secretary issues a Notice of HIPAA Enforcement Discretion, it only applies to the emergency area for the emergency period specified in the public health emergency declaration, and only to hospitals that have initiated a disaster protocol.

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Health Law RX

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The first rule, issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (the “OSHA Rule”), will require private employers with 100 or more employees to ensure that each of their workers is either fully vaccinated, or tests negative for COVID-19 at least once per week. The OSHA Rule. and wear a face covering.”

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

are concerned that a major health event in their family would lead to bankruptcy, up 5 percent points over the past eighteen months. In a poll conducted with West Health, Gallup found that more younger people are concerned about medical debt risks, along with more non-white adults, published in their study report, 50% in U.S.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 29, 2022

Monitoring the safe and effective use of medicines has now been an essential part of public health policy for several decades. New advances in technology (e.g.,

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2022

In 2019, the County of Milwaukee became the first jurisdiction in the country to declare racism a public health crisis. Their public-facing COVID-19 dashboard, for example, allows citizens to view key public health information sorted by race – laying bare any potential health disparities.

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Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2021

The economic and healthcare system impacts of this were explored in the Post-Covid Healthcare Landscape , delivered by Fitch Solutions’ Jamie Davies and Beau Noafshar, leaders in the Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, and Medical Devices groups. The forecast is that these backlogs could persist “for years” in the NHS.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The CARES Act was passed by Congress on March 27, 2020, to ensure that every American has access to the care they need during the COVID-19 pandemic and to address the economic fallout from the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19. HIPAA Changes in 2020/2021 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Remain in Effect.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

After more than a year since COVID-19 became a global pandemic, we now understand that part of the challenge in fighting it, and any infectious disease, is solving the underlying data problem. Bad data has led to both poor behavioral and policy-oriented decisions, exacerbating COVID-19 and prolonging its consequences.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

However, since COVID-19 has been introduced on the scene, I’ve watched a cold game being played inside two Washington State prisons: the game between “The Progression of the Mind versus The Regression of the Mind.”. I witnessed the physical and mental breakdown of COVID every day. You fill in the blank!

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Health Populi

JANUARY 5, 2021

health care. Dr. Saini and his colleague Shannon Brownlee released the annual Lown Institute 2020 Shkreli Awards this week, highlighting their ten most egregious examples of the worst events in U.S. health care that happened in the past year — 2020, the year the coronavirus changed our lives and livelihoods. government.

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Hall Render

MARCH 11, 2022

AHA urges Congress to address health care workforce challenges. 50 best hospital, health systems supply chains in the US, per GHX. in supplemental COVID-19 aid. CMS Innovation Center Launches New Initiative To Advance Health Equity. COVID-19 funding is tapped out, HHS says. Congress’ $1.5

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Hall Render

MARCH 18, 2022

Amazon Pharmacy partners with health plans for discount drugs. CMS updates COVID-19 testing rules for long-term care facilities. Senate narrowly votes to get rid of COVID-19 national emergency. Socially Determined unveils metric measuring impact of social connectedness on health outcomes, business performance.

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Hall Render

APRIL 15, 2022

CMS revises COVID-19 nursing home protocols. Congress breaks for recess with $10B COVID-19 aid in limbo. HHS reveals strategy on social determinants of health. HHS extends COVID-19 public health emergency for another 90 days. Social Determinants of Health Worsened Specialty Care Access.

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Bill of Health

JULY 24, 2023

­­By Nate Holdren Last week, David Leonhardt took to the pages of the New York Times to celebrate the latest COVID death figures , which he claims mean the U.S. Unless COVID deaths are genuinely at zero, no level of death is actually good news, it’s just the absence of even worse news. It would be funny if it weren’t so ghastly.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 7, 2022

CDC shortens COVID isolation rules for health workers. CMS Issues Additional Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Nursing Homes. CMS releases guidance on healthcare worker vaccination mandate. COVID-19 hospitalizations up in 34 states. FDA expands use of Pfizer vaccine, green-lights boosters for children 12-15.

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Hall Render

MARCH 25, 2022

OSHA accepting new comments on healthcare worker COVID-19 protection rule. OSHA will hold hearing on permanent COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers. Moderna wants the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6. Private equity’s pandemic-era health care push. What’s next?

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

40% of Nursing Home Residents Haven’t Received COVID-19 Boosters, Analysis Finds. Biden extends COVID-19 national emergency. How 5 health systems are spending their innovation investment dollars. No COVID-19 boosters for 70% of nursing home staffs, AARP says.

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SQA

MARCH 25, 2021

COVID-19 Pandemic Triggers Development of New Standard for Ventilators, 12 January 2021. When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, so too did the demand for ventilators. Revision of PIC/S Aide Memoires (PI 009-4, 024-3, 028-2, and 038-2), PIC/S Website, 19 January 2021.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

The high level summary below of some of the Act’s more notable components that are significant in the healthcare arena is not meant to be an exhaustive list of all health policy changes or provisions included in the Act. Telehealth. Audio-Only Telehealth. Medicare Extension & Adjustments. Extension of Key Programs.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JULY 22, 2022

509(a), Governor Murphy issued an Executive Order updating and clarifying timeframes for requiring covered workers at health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings to be up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, including having received a booster shot. 3:19-cv-14228-BRM-LHG (D.N.J. 290 (2022).

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Hall Render

MAY 5, 2023

acquisition of Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint Did Hospitals Violate EMTALA by Failing to Provide Abortion Care? of Iowa Health Care denies sharing patient data with Facebook, but are they right?

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Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

County Struggles with Income Affect Social Determinants of Health. Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration from ending Title 42 Covid border restrictions for migrants. HHS puts $90 million toward addressing health disparities through data. Hospitals to OSHA: Do not finalize COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers.

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Hall Render

APRIL 7, 2023

NATIONAL AHA, AHCA warn CMS against unfunded nursing home staffing mandates AHA to Congress: Funding rural hospitals is critical for access AHA-supported bill to aid small rural hospitals reintroduced in Senate Biden won’t veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency CVS-branded hospitals?

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Bill of Health

AUGUST 18, 2022

As weekly deaths from COVID in the U.S. Earlier this week, the agency faced criticism from the public health community that its back-to-school COVID guidance pares back already weak protections against the spread of disease by dropping its recommendations for asymptomatic screening and quarantine after exposure.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Elias Specialty Hospital Accredited for Medical Rehab How much 3 hospitals are paying for Cerner ARIZONA Arizona Covid-19 cases double since July, as virus rebounds nationwide Arizona Home Health Aide kickback scheme results in $4.25 for Chemotherapy Study US Awards $1.3M

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Hall Render

JUNE 9, 2023

ConnectiCare names new president; interim leader Wachtelhausen to retire CT passes bill focused on expanding kids’ mental health services DC Why D.C.’s Here’s why ARKANSAS Arkansas Children’s Hospital raises $5.9 Here’s why ARKANSAS Arkansas Children’s Hospital raises $5.9 What happens now?

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Hall Render

MARCH 31, 2023

in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? buys industrial property in Rancho Cordova for $5.12

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Hall Render

MAY 19, 2023

to Partners The federal COVID-19 emergency is ending. Supplemental Grant for Rural Health Programs UAMS to Study Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Breast Cancer Treatment Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary Donates $1.4 These groups are trying to change that.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 11, 2023

DC How Mary’s Center CEO Tollie Elliott stays grounded in tough moments Local COVID-19 numbers creep up, get harder to track As opioid deaths mount, D.C. million expansion plan MidState Medical Center seeks permission for $8.4M

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