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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

HIT Consultant

Doctors remotely manage patient data without being tied to a specific medical facility. In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Simply open a mobile app and download the report to your smartphone.

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GLP-1 Revolution, Non-Traditional Delivery, and Telehealth Expansion

HIT Consultant

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that obesity accounts for $147 billion in annual healthcare costs, an amount which could be greatly lowered through use of the new drugs. But that will almost certainly happen as more pharmaceutical companies enter this market and the economies of scale take hold.

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Newsletter, November 2022

Patient Safety Movement

And it’s largely preventable—if not the disease itself (in the case of Type 2 diabetes) then at least the most severe outcomes. The patient is the most important member of their own healthcare team, as diabetes treatment involves a lot of self-care and preventative lifestyle choices.

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Most Americans Follow an Eating Pattern in Search of Energy, Protein, and Well-Being – With Growing Financial Stress: A Food as Medicine Update

Health Populi

The bar chart tells us two kinds of people in the health/care ecosystem are much more trusted than other consumers’ touchpoints for the information: these are personal healthcare professionals (say, “my” doctor or nurse practitioner or pharmacist) and registered dietitians or nutritionists. Research from the USDA (the U.S.

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A Precautionary Approach to Touch in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Bill Of Health

Importantly, current processes of accountability for both training standards and practice standards in this area are nascent. She works to advance best practice prevention and evidence based institutional policies for sexual harm. Disclosures: Dr. Devenot is an unpaid board member of Psymposia, a 501c3 nonprofit research organization.

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15 Healthcare Marketing Strategies to Attract Today’s Healthcare Consumer

Healthcare Success

Doctors tell patients that an ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure. Today, virtually every type of healthcare business markets, including health systems, hospitals, multilocation providers, solo practices, pharmaceuticals, medical device manufacturers, health plans, consumer brands, and more.

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2022 State of the State Addresses Reflect Realities of Health, Economic Recovery

NASHP

In Tennessee, Attorney General Slatery is working to deploy funding from the $26 billion dollar suit against pharmaceutical companies. Hall-Long, and the state was one of a few to see a decrease in the rate of overdose deaths. Similarly, Gov. In 2021, only eight governors mentioned plans to support or bolster the healthcare workforce.

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