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Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

Healthcare It News

The participating primary care practices, all part of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s clinical research network, were either general, family, ambulatory internal medicine, preventive medicine or geriatric medicine practices. Regulations that varied widely also affected their use of telehealth platforms.

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Why Companies Should Offer Direct Primary Care Benefits

HIT Consultant

under invests in primary care and cripples primary care with burdensome insurance regulations. That’s where direct primary care (DPC) comes into play. That’s where direct primary care (DPC) comes into play. The mainstream model in the U.S. It’s good for employees’ health.

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OHCA’s Revised Regulations Following Comments from Industry Stakeholders

Sheppard Health Law

As we anticipated in our previous blog article , the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) made revisions to its proposed regulations following the public workshop hosted by the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) in August.

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Q/A: Podimetrics CEO Talks Preventing Diabetic Amputations

HIT Consultant

Diabetes prevention is one of the biggest challenges in the healthcare industry as more than 37 million Americans (11.3% That’s why we collaborated with the American Diabetes Association just this past year to launch the Amputation Prevention Alliance. Why is preventive care still so challenging today when it comes to diabetes?

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State Strategies to Support the Future of the Primary Care Physician and Nursing Workforce

NASHP

State Strategies to Support the Future of the Primary Care Physician and Nursing Workforce December 7, 2022 / by Elaine Chhean , Anita Cardwell , Lauren Block (Aurrera Health Group), and Sarah Tocher (Aurrera Health Group). High-quality primary care is foundational to a healthy society and well-functioning health care systems.

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FDA and Digital Health Regulation

Health Blawg

These publications come as part of the FDA’s effort to improve its approach to digital health, to continue to work on drawing the line between digital health tools that are properly regulated as “devices” by the FDA and those that are not. physical fitness. relaxation or stress management. mental acuity. self-esteem.

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FDA and Digital Health Regulation

Health Blawg

These publications come as part of the FDA’s effort to improve its approach to digital health, to continue to work on drawing the line between digital health tools that are properly regulated as “devices” by the FDA and those that are not. physical fitness. relaxation or stress management. mental acuity. self-esteem.