Constitutional Confidentiality
Natalie Ram (University of Maryland), Jorge L. Contreras (University of Utah), Laura M. Beskow (Vanderbilt University), Leslie E. Wolf (Georgia State University), Constitutional Confidentiality, Utah L. Res. Paper. (2022): Federal Certificates of Confidentiality protect sensitive information about human research subjects... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - November 15, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
State Abortion Bans: Pregnancy as a New Form of Coverture
Caren Myers Morrison (Georgia State University), State Abortion Bans: Pregnancy as a New Form of Coverture, Va. L. Rev. Online (Forthcoming): Since Dobbs, some conservative states have made abortion a felony from the moment of conception, threatening doctors with life... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - November 10, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 22nd October, 2022.
Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment-----https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/partnership-to-add-virtual-primary-care-feature-to-smart-tvsPartnership to Add Virtual Primary Care Feature to Smart TVsTelehealth provider HealthTap has partnered with Samsung to add a virtual healthcare feature to the tech giant ' s Smart TVs to expand access to primary care.ByMark MelchionnaOctober 14, 2022 - Aiming to ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 22, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
HIPAA & Telehealth during COVID-19: A Legal Review
Julia M. Webb (Georgia State University),HIPAA& Telehealth during COVID-19: A Legal Review, (2022): Patient privacy has always been important, but the shift in virtual healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic brought about different challenges. This brief legal analysis focuses on... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - October 21, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News
UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum closed its acquisition of Change Healthcare for $13 billion following an unsuccessful U.S. Department of Justice challenge of the deal. Optum first announced its intention to acquire Chan...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 9, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Advata ahrq Alinea Ben Grabski BeneTalk Brigham and Women's Hospital Brightside Health CARIN Alliance Change Healthcare Communicare eClinicalWorks eCW FinThrive Forward Adv Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –1st October, 2022.
This article details information required for integration into EHRs to build personalized treatment plans and develop successful SDOH programs that provide resources and support for patients in need. In addition, successful SDOH programs implemented by Kaiser Permanente and Boston Medical Center showcase how supporting clinicians with real-time SDOH data can lead to patient-centric care. Create a 360-Degree Patient View Through TechnologyThe Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)indicatesthat the “collection, documentation, reporting, access, and use of SDOH data … can be used t...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 1, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Subsidies to Nuclear Power in the Inflation Reduction Act
David Kemp andPeter Van DorenLast month, the United States enacted theInflation Reduction Act (IRA), purportedly to address rising inflation. In practice, though, the act mainly serves as a vehicle for some of President Biden ’s and the Democrat’s legislative priorities. The act includes many provisions to subsidize clean power plants, including nuclear generators.Many believe that nuclear is the perfect solution to climate change. It is a zero-carbon power source that is nearly constantly available unlike intermittent renewable sources, such as wind and solar. Ourrecent working paper examines the economics of nuclear ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 28, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David Kemp, Peter Van Doren Source Type: blogs
Studying and Sharing the Big Questions of Biology
Dr. Pedro Márquez-Zacarías. Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Pedro Márquez-Zacarías.
When he started high school in Mexico, Pedro Márquez-Zacarías, Ph.D., wanted to be a politician. However, as he became aware of issues like corruption, he began looking into other fields. Chemistry fascinated him, so he enrolled in a class at his school that was later canceled partway through the year. He then joined a biology class because it included a unit on biochemistry, and through that experience, found that he enjoyed other aspects of biology as well—so much so that he went on to compete in the International Biology Olympiad, a co...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 28, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Evolutionary Biology Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –10th September, 2022.
This article is adapted fromVoices in the Code: A Story About People, Their Values, and the Algorithm They Made,out Sept. 8 from Russell Sage Foundation Press.In May 2021, I got a call I never expected. I was working on abook about A.I. ethics, focused on the algorithm that gives out kidneys to transplant patients in the United States. Darren Stewart —a data scientist from UNOS, the nonprofit that runs the kidney allocation process—was calling to get my take: How many decimal places should they include when calculating each patient’s allocation score? The score is an incredibly important number, given it determines w...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 10, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
“Virgin-Soil Epidemics” Covers a Multitude of Sins
BY MIKE MAGEE
Epidemics don’t appear in isolation of geography, social status, race or economics.
In a recent Kaiser Family Foundation article, the authors reviewed case numbers and death rates organized by race/ethnicity. It will come as no surprise that the most vulnerable populations death rate is nearly three times greater than the least vulnerable. But what may surprise you is that the population at greatest risk was neither self-identified as Black or Hispanic, but Native American.
Sadly, this is not a new story, but in the analogs of American history, it has been papered over by a partially true, but inco...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Public Health Jeffrey Ostler Mike Magee Native Americans Virgin-Soil Epidemic Source Type: blogs
How the Pandemic has Impacted the HealthTech Marketplace
The following is a guest article by Tray Chamberlin, Principal at Alexander Group.
Industry Growth Requires New and Improved HealthTech Commercial Models
As the COVID-19 storm settles, the HealthTech industry has seen a shift to positive growth. The influx of investment into the sector saw a flurry of new technologies and market entrants. As HealthTech companies raced to unite piecemeal offerings into comprehensive solutions through mergers and acquisitions or disrupt existing markets by shifting end-user expectations, they invariably needed to reconsider their organization’s commercial model. Recent research shows...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 17, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring COVID Pandemic Healthcare Customer Service Healthtech SaaS Staff Turnover Telehealth Tray Chamberlin Source Type: blogs
A Dream Day at The Beach
BY MIKE MAGEE
Senator Lindsey Graham (R.,S.C.) is on summer recess. A consummate professional politician, and war hardened lawyer, Sen. Graham has made a career out of flipping on a dime. His moral calculus has been flexible enough to wiggle and weave, and switch sides if cornered.
In a dream, I caught a glimpse of him reading on one of his state’s beautiful beaches. He was juggling a weighty 1215 page classic – Leo Tolstoy’s “War & Peace” in one hand, and a yellow highlight marker in the other.
He looked a bit on edge, maybe because this week a federal judge refused to block a subpoena see...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Politics 2020 Election Donald Trump Lindsay Graham Mike Magee Source Type: blogs
Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - August 2, 2022.
-----This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social media and related matters.I will also try to highlightADHA Propagandawhen I come upon it.Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated 6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! It ’s pretty sad!Note: Appearance here is not to suggest I see any credibility or value in what follows. I will leave it to the reader to decide what is worthwhile and what is not! The point is to let people know what is being said / published that I have come upon....
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 2, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Using Insurance to Regulate Food Safety: Field Notes from the Fresh Produce Sector
Timothy D. Lytton (Georgia State University), Using Insurance to Regulate Food Safety: Field Notes from the Fresh Produce Sector, 52 N.M. L. Rev. 282 (2022): Foodborne illness is a public health problem of pandemic proportions. In the United States alone,... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - July 29, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
“Lost, Not Stolen”: Prominent Conservatives Refute 2020 Election Myths
Walter Olson“Lost, Not Stolen” is a new72 ‐page report from a group of prominent conservative legal and political figures that knocks down some of the more frequently heard claims from Donald Trump and allies that the 2020 election was stolen or illegitimate. Their “unequivocal” conclusion is that Trump lost; in fact, they find no credible evidence that fraud changed the outcome even in a single precinct, let alone in any state.Most of the report consists of a state ‐by‐state refutation of claims circulated about voting results in Arizona and Georgia (six claims apiece), Michigan,...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 21, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Walter Olson Source Type: blogs
