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2022 Telemental Health Regulations Unlock Access and Evolve Compliance Practices

HIT Consultant

trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, which extended Medicare coverage related to telemedicine practices. In 2022, reports of a 25 percent increase in the global prevalence of anxiety and depression pushed the Biden administration to prioritize access to mental health services, including the $1.5

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The Evolution of CPQ in Healthcare: 8 Emerging Trends to Watch

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With an eye toward the future, healthcare and life sciences (HLS) organizations integrating CPQ are set to fundamentally alter traditional care delivery and management models. Any organization aiming to enhance operational efficiency and bolster patient care now sees a finely-tuned CPQ system as table stakes.

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Risky Business of Health Trackers: What Digital Health Leaders Need to Know

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Cristina Varner, Newfront, SVP National Life Science & Healthcare Practice Gone are the days when healthcare information was only available to us at the doctor’s office or through the office’s online portals, and that’s in part due to the rapidly growing popularity of wearable technology devices.

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IoT and The Rise of the Machines in Healthcare

Health Populi

For this annual report, Ordr analyzed security risks across over 500 deployments in healthcare, life sciences, retail, and manufacturing sectors for the 12 months June 2020 through June 2021. What’s unclear is how public policy and regulation can/will meet this moment. How to protect vulnerable groups of people?

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5 Components of a Patient-Centric eCOA Strategy for Oncology Clinical Trials

HIT Consultant

Regulators are now looking beyond clinical indications such as tumor size and delayed disease progression. These insights help regulators, payers and providers understand treatments through the eyes of the patient, including how symptoms and adverse events impact study medication adherence and quality of life across patient populations.

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The Future of Digital Transformation in Hospitals

HIT Consultant

Implementing telemedicine and remote patient monitoring have grown in popularity for years now, and were especially accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to increase access to care and reduce the need for in-person visits. in the case of ‘data leaks’ and malicious use of data by a 3rd party) and financial risks (e.g.,

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Roundup: Genomics biobank built in Africa, UK social care bodies to appoint Caldicott Guardians by 2023 and more briefs

Healthcare It News

We understand the importance and significant opportunity involved in ensuring that African data is represented in Life Sciences research in the near to long term. The added pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic on providers has made any solution that saves time and promotes telemedicine essential.