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Tort Liability is a Potentially Powerful Tool for Pandemic Response

Bill of Health

public health infrastructure nor American political culture support the kind of muscular central government mandates that have characterized the COVID-19 policies of many other countries. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Neither the U.S.

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The Council of Europe’s Artificial Intelligence Convention: Implications for Health and Patients

Bill of Health

This means it covers applications like ChatGPT-assisted diagnosis , AI-based fall detection in elderly care facilities, AI-assisted surgery , and menstruation cycle trackers. health governance, organ donation, medical data protection).

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Struggles Over Care Will Shape the Future of Work

Bill of Health

The future of work and of aging will be shaped by struggles over care from both giving and receiving ends, perhaps against those profiting in between. Recall that the first COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. Care worker organizing for higher wages and better treatment has been on the rise in recent years.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

And with the Public Health Emergency (PHE) set to expire in January, stakeholders are urgently calling upon Congress to pass the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021. And the payer community sees remote patient monitoring as a critical component of SUD care. Fight for quality investors.

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Health Provider News

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million for youth mental health care KENTUCKY Pike County nursing home officials release statement following loss of Medicare agreement Three Humana executives drop $11.2M on 7th medical office building acquisition in a year Baptist Health expanding in Nassau and St.

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Changing Hands, Not Washing Them: CMS’ First Report on Nursing Home M&A Data

C&M Health Law

Ownership and operation of nursing homes, and elder care in general, have been of concern to government officials and others as a ripe area for oversight and neglect. Nursing home care is one of the largest segments of the health care industry, with more than 1.4

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Health Provider News

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health care spending hits $4.5 Million in Retaliation Suit John Muir, Tenet scrap hospital deal after FTC challenge Kaiser to lay off 79 administrative employees Leaning toward big wins in schizophrenia and vaccines, venture group raises new fund of $389 million Madera hospital creditors want to be paid, including CEO.