Wed.Jul 28, 2021

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Shift Happens

Geek Doctor

Dataset shift can thwart the best intentions of algorithm developers and tech-savvy clinicians, but there are solutions. John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote this article. Generalizability has always been a concern in health care, whether we’re discussing the application of clinical trials or machine-learning based algorithms.

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How is the ONC Certification Program Affecting Interoperability? Find out.

Bookzurman

With so much evolving in healthcare and technology, it can be hard to keep up and difficult to see where the work that we, and our peers, do is being applied to help caregivers and patients. That's why we've hand-selected these recent articles featuring the world of healthcare interoperability and other related issues that our team finds to be worth a quick read.

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A Lack of Density Does Not Equal a Lack of Need: How Rural Health Has Largely Gone Overlooked

Wisconsin Healthcare Leadership

Shared by: EUA. In the Fall of 2018, one of my best friends proposed we embark on the ultimate weekend. One of his corporate partners invited him to a private event at Lambeau Field that included drinks, dinner and a tour with Packer Legend LeRoy Butler; following we made the roughly 70-mile trip to my family’s Northwoods cabin to fish before returning to Green Bay for the game on Sunday.

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Welcoming Florence Kariuki, HRS's New Chief Clinical Officer

Health Recovery

HRS is thrilled to welcome leader in nursing, Florence Kariuki, RN, BSN, MHA, FHELA to our growing team as Chief Clinical Officer.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Medicare vaccine coverage (including how the COVID-19 vaccines are covered)

Healthcare ECONOMIST

How does Medicare cover vaccines? Are the paid for by Medicare Part B or Part D? MedPAC’s June 2021 report provides a nice overview. Medicare covers vaccines under Part B and Part D. Part B covers vaccines for influenza, pneumococcal disease, hepatitis B (for patients at high or intermediate risk), and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as well as other vaccines when used to treat an injury or direct exposure to a disease.

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Will Patents Become More Political? The PTO Begins to Implement Arthrex

Triage Health Law

In United States v Arthrex , the Supreme Court held that 35 U.S.C. §6(c), which sets forth the authority of Patent Trial & Appeal Board (“PTAB”) Administrative Patent Judges (“APJs”), is unconstitutional because APJs effectively wield the power of principal officers (who require Senate confirmation) while being appointed as inferior officers (who do not require Senate confirmation).

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Women’s Health Re-shaped by COVID-19

Health Populi

While women continue to outlive men in the U.S. in terms of life expectancy, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed continued healthcare access, physical and mental health disparities, and economic inequities for women in America. I addressed the changing state of post-pandemic women’s health in my latest contribution to the Medecision Liberation blog.

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Cryptocurrency Should Be Added to the U.S.-Japan Trade Deal

The Rand Blog

As the Biden administration begins to define its approach to international trade, and the Suga administration looks to further tighten cooperation with the United States, it may be worth reconsidering the exclusion of cryptocurrency from the U.S.-Japan trade deal. Substantial economic equities are at stake for both sides.

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