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Regulatory Barriers Present Challenges for At-home Birth

Bill of Health

Those who are looking to provide at-home or out of hospital midwifery services may also find themselves challenged — some states do not provide an official license for midwifery. The post Regulatory Barriers Present Challenges for At-home Birth appeared first on Bill of Health.

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License Verification and Monitoring Critical Amidst Healthcare Labor Shortages

Provider Trust

However, this solution comes with its share of compliance risks, especially if interstate licenses are involved. Workers soon became overworked and overwhelmed, and COVID quickly proved that many hospitals don’t have sufficient equipment or staff available to deal with a sudden public health emergency.

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Three Challenges Impacting Healthcare License Verifications

Provider Trust

Organizations across the healthcare continuum have experienced several workforce trends that are creating gaps in license monitoring and verifications. Hospitals and health systems continue to find themselves desperately searching for available frontline nurses to relieve their exhausted staff and make up for vacant positions due to burnout.

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Key Legal Issues Facing Telehealth Platforms, as Compliance Concerns Bubble for Platforms Launched During the Public Health Emergency

Health Care Law Brief

The onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) led to a surge in the use of telehealth by health care providers. Variety of Risks Present in Telehealth Arrangements. The severity and type of risk present in a telehealth business will vary—by jurisdiction, by provider type, by service offering, and by payor mix.

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Unlocking the mRNA Platform Technology: Walking the Talk with Investment Protection

Bill of Health

However, rewards from these government investments are going back into the hands of pharma corporations and shareholders, with little thought given to public needs. Recent Research on Public Funding of mRNA Technology The first of the two new articles is an in-depth empirical study of U.S.

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These are the compliance issues providers should be preparing for, post-PHE

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Department of Health and Human Services once again (for the ninth time) extended the public health emergency this past month , stretching it beyond mid-July. But sooner or later, that provision of the Public Health Service Act will draw to a close. Here's what she had to say. Agency enforcement discretion.

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Abortion Bans Threatening Pregnant Patients’ Lives Are Unconstitutional

Bill of Health

A Texas federal district court determined in August 2022 that an emergency condition “must be present, rather than likely to be emergent,” which fails to guide real-time decisions of doctors treating pregnant patients in emergencies. Hodge, Jr., Jennifer L.