Lofgren, Cheney Introduce Bill to Reform the Electoral Count Act
ConclusionOn the whole, both versions of ECA reform represent thoughtful, carefully considered attempts to answer some very complex constitutional and practical questions.While my purpose here is to analyze the policy merits and not the political path forward, the widely shared presumption is that ECRA, with its broader bipartisan support in the Senate, is likely to be the vehicle that ultimately moves towards passage. But the timing of PERA ’s introduction and possible passage by the House presents a good opportunity for the Senate to adopt some of its most important contributions when ECRA receives its committee markup...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 20, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Andy Craig Source Type: blogs
The White House ’s Statement on Cryptocurrency
Nicholas Anthony andJack SoloweyThis morning ’sstatement on the White House ’s “Comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets” touches on a lot of topics but was more signal than substance. Most items were left to be determined, and positions tended to be hedged. But as every economist knows: signals matter.Given the scope of the press release and underlying reports, we will have fuller analyses over time. However, there are some portions worth immediate attention. Namely, the sections on cryptocurrency regulation, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and financial crime.Cryptocurrency ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 16, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Nicholas Anthony, Jack Solowey Source Type: blogs
Santa Monica City Council Should Follow New York City ’s Example and Authorize Overdose Prevention Centers
Jeffrey A. SingerFirst California ’s governor disappoints harm reduction advocates byvetoing SB. 57, which would have added the country ’s most populous state to the growing movement to legalize Overdose Prevention Centers (also known as “safe consumption sites”). Next we learn that Santa Monica’s City Council wants tostop syringe services programs (also known as “needle exchange programs”) from meeting people who inject drugs where they live.At today ’s Santa Monica City Council meeting, the Council will be asked to approve a letter, authored by Councilmembers Lana Negrete and Phil Brock, address...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 13, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Start the Revolution without Us
BY KIM BELLARD
Well, as usual, there’s a lot going on in healthcare. There’s the (potential) Amazon – One Medical acquisition, the CVS – Signify Health deal, and the Walmart – United Healthcare Medicare Advantage collaboration. Alphabet’s just raised $1b. Digital health funding may be in somewhat of a slump, but that’s only compared to 2021’s crazy numbers. Yep, if you’re a believer that a revolution in healthcare is right around the corner, there’s a lot of encouraging signs.
But I was in a Walmart the other day, and my thought was, these people don’t look like they care much about a r...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy AP-NORC Healthcare Kim Bellard Source Type: blogs
Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - September 13, 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 any 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, a...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 13, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence?
We described above how changes in opioid policy aimed at reducing Washington State’s Medicaid and Workers Compensation costs contributed to an increase in methadone deaths between 2003 and late 2014 (23-25). Focusing on similar cost reductions, the Centers for Medicar e and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rules for 2019 including several directives intended to reduce " Opioid Overutilization, ” including adoption of the “90 morphine milligram equivalent (MME) threshold cited by the 2016 CDC Opioid Guideline (147, 148). Simply put, reduced prescribing reduces costs for prescribed medications.Chou received research fu...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - September 12, 2022 Category: Palliative Care Tags: health policy judy kollas opioids research schechtman 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
Understanding the Fentanyl Overdose Epidemic
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Source: Cliffside Malibu - September 5, 2022 Category: Addiction Authors: ebarbour Tags: Substance Abuse fentanyl opioid overdose Substance Use treatment Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 05 September, 2022.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a 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.General Comment-----There seems to be a good bit going on this week so lots to browse!The trial of AI in aged care was quite amusing in a sad sort of way ….-----https://medicalrepublic.com.au/whos-to-blame-when-the-software-gets-it-wrong/7586330 August 2022Who ’s to blame when the software gets it wrong?MedicolegalTechnologyByPursuitClinical deci...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 5, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – September 4, 2022 – CIOs struggling to retain talent and seek flexible staffing models, Sequioa Project set to begin receiving QHIN applications Oct. 3, 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
The 10th Annual Health IT Industry Outlook Survey from Stoltenberg Consulting found that the greatest IT challenge for CIOs is budgeting for and retaining qualified IT talent, with 65% of organizations saying this is their ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Interoperability Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring AWS Healthcare Accelerator BioIntelliSense Carium Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Claroty Healthcare IT Today Bo Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –3rd September, 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://healthitanalytics.com/news/machine-learning-tools-predict-post-op-complications-surgery-durationMachine-Learning Tools Predict Post-Op Complications, Surgery DurationResearchers from Washington University in St. Louis have developed machine-learning tools that can predict post-operative complications and surgery duration using perioperative data.ByShania K...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 3, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Building cognitive reserve helps delay memory and thinking decline regardless of genetic or childhood markers
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring timely brain news and a few fun brain teasers to test your perceptual and cognitive skills.
#1. Study: Building cognitive reserve helps delay memory and thinking decline regardless of genetic or childhood markers
“While our childhood can influence our memory and thinking skills later in life, this research underlines the message that it’s never too late to take action to support cognitive health.” — Dr Sara Imarisio, Head of Strategic Initiatives at Alzheimer’s Research UK
#2. Fully-automated analysis of voice recordings–from neuropsychologica...
Source: SharpBrains - August 30, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain Teasers Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning SharpBrains Monthly eNewsletter Technology & Innovation Akili Interactive Labs antidepressants cognitive behaviour therapy cognitive-health cognitive-reserve dementia d Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, 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 and Studies
A report from Epic Research and the University of Maryland’s Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) found that just 5% of overdose patients are tested for fentanyl in the ED, compared to an opiate t...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 28, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: AI/Machine Learning Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Bamboo Health BronxCare Health System Cadence CalOptima Health CESAR Clarify Health CloudDx Conduit Heal Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
August 25, 2022 Edition-----The big story this week has been the multiple PM story in Australia with ScoMo. What an amazing saga!In the UK there seems to be an impending collapse of the economy coming unless some-one takes some really smart steps real soon now.Relatively the US has seemed pretty calm this week – just waiting for an impending recession – along with China and Europe.Fair to say things globally are pretty messy!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/markets/equity-markets/every-investing-trend-misfires-as-stock-bears-are-crushed-20220814-p5b9o2Every investing trend misfires as stock bears are crushedD...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 25, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Hackers, Breaches And The Value Of Health Data: 2022 E-Book Update
As solutions like remote care are becoming the norm, 3D printing disrupts the normal supply chain and the number of life science studies on tools like artificial intelligence (A.I.) skyrocket, it’s become clear that we are not anticipating the digital health era; we are in the digital health era. This was to come sooner or later, but the pandemic accelerated the process by years.
However, along with the enhanced healthcare landscape that digital health brings along, there is the pressing issue of privacy. To put it bluntly, there is no digital health without sacrificing a part of our privacy. The advanced techno...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 11, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Covid-19 Digital Health Research E-Patients Future of Medicine Future of Pharma Genomics Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Design Healthcare Policy Personalized Medicine Security & Privacy Telemedicine & Smartphones amazon dev Source Type: blogs
