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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. a software-as-a-service that focuses on automated prior authorization services for both medical and pharmaceutical benefits.

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340B Court Cases

Healthcare ECONOMIST

The Public Health Service Act ( PHSA ) in 1992, created a program to allow hospitals providing care for underserved communities to be able to access discounted drugs. Novartis Pharmaceutics v Espinoza. ” Sanofi-Aventis v US Department of Health and Human Services. While the Novartis v.

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History and Future of the “ISPOR Value Flower”

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The paper begins by comparing the ISPOR value flower against the recommendations from the Second Panel on Cost Effectiveness in Health and Medicine. The ISPOR Value Flower focused almost exclusively on pharmaceuticals whereas the Second Panel considered interventions more generally. Intervention types.

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State Strategies to Increase Diversity in the Behavioral Health Workforce

NASHP

Providing cultural competence training to healthcare providers has been found to improve sensitivity to language barriers and the importance of the patient’s story, in addition to boosting patient satisfaction. Consider continuing education requirements.

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Medicare moving to reference pricing?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

price for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), DoD, the Public Health Service, and the Coast Guard] U.S. These include: (i) Medicaid best price, (ii) Federal supply schedule (FSS) price, and (iii) Big Four price [i.e.,

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CMS Releases Guidance on Implementation of Rebate Programs for Certain Medicare Part B and Part D Drugs

Sheppard Health Law

1] The IRA represents the most sweeping healthcare legislation passed by Congress since the Affordable Care Act. [2] 2] Please refer to our previous blog post on the IRA. Overview of Key Guidance Provisions Below is a summary of key provisions of CMS’ proposed implementation of the Rebate Programs. 9, 2023). [2]

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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. A safe harbor applicable to flat fee arrangements paid by pharmaceutical manufacturers directly to PBMs for PBM services.