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Vendor Notebook: Salesforce extends AI to public health services, DrFirst acquires Myndshft

Healthcare It News

And DrFirst's integration with a medication management platform could speed up infusion and other medication approvals in more than 270 electronic health record systems. In the future, Reperio may offer AI-powered nurse practitioner follow-ups to remove as many barriers to healthcare access as possible, Rush said.

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Provide Clarity on Rights of Conscience in Healthcare

Sheppard Health Law

BACKGROUND The Proposed Rule is the latest in a long line of federal legislation and rulemakings governing the conscience rights of healthcare providers and entities. Medicaid and Medicare The Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105–33, 111 Stat.

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HHS is prioritizing consumer experience, data exchange, explainable AI

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Department of Health & Human Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT offered some updates on how the agencies are working together and with others to help shape a "digital healthcare system of the future" that works for everyone. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Expires Today Information for Nebraska Providers

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS) is set to expire by the end of today, May 11. Nebraska ended its COVID-19 PHE on June 30, 2021.

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Public Health Modernization Toolkit: Key Commitments, Priorities, and Strategies to Advance Collaboration between Public Health and Health Systems

NASHP

Funding for state and local health departments decreased 17 percent between 2009 and 2019, while experts estimate that an additional $4.5 billion per year is necessary to ensure access to basic public health services.[1] billion per year is necessary to ensure access to basic public health services.”

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Healthcare Reforms Under the IRA: Expanding Access to Care

Sheppard Health Law

The expansive legislation includes key health care provisions, including drug pricing reforms, inflationary rebates, Medicare Part D benefit redesign, as well as myriad other updates. Improvement of Access to Adult Vaccines under Medicaid and CHIP. Certain vaccines must be covered under Medicaid and certain cost-sharing is eliminated.

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CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure Letter to Payors Regarding Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines Post Commercialization

Briggs Healthcare

We also wanted to send these reminders from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about COVID-19 vaccine coverage and encourage you to start planning now for the fall vaccination campaign. Government purchasing of vaccines to a more traditional commercial market.