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• US Begins Inquiry Into Industry’s Role in Infant Formula Supply Shortages

  25-05-2022 01:02 via nytimes.com
  
  The Federal Trade Commission said it would examine patterns of mergers and acquisitions to better understand how the industry became so concentrated.
  
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• U.S. Limits Deadly Mining Dust as Black Lung Resurges

  16-04-2024 18:14 via nytimes.com
  
  Federal regulation capping toxic airborne silica has been decades in the making. The delay has cost miners dearly.
  
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• Pharmacy procurement software saves University Hospitals millions

  16-04-2024 17:44 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  The health system's savings have come from the platform's ability to conduct preferred product swaps, identify contract discrepancies and local contract savings, and swiftly assess shortage impacts then devise mitigation strategies.
  
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• AHA rebuts OCR's attempt to revise online tracking rules

  16-04-2024 16:24 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  The hospital group calls new revisions to HHS’ pixel tracking guidance "regulatory overreach," and says the update is "unlawful and unwise." Meanwhile, Massachusetts is weighing two class action suits that would allege such tracking violates wiretap laws.
  
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• U.S. to Limit Deadly Mining Dust as Black Lung Resurges

  16-04-2024 14:45 via nytimes.com
  
  Federal regulation capping toxic airborne silica has been decades in the making. The delay has cost miners dearly.
  
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• 5 Takeaways From a Year of Medicaid Upheaval

  16-04-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  In the year after a pandemic-era policy preserving Medicaid coverage lapsed, more than 20 million people were dropped from the program at some point.
  
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• David Egilman, Doctor Who Took On Drug Companies, Dies at 71

  15-04-2024 20:25 via nytimes.com
  
  His testimony as an expert witness in some 600 trials helped plaintiffs win billions of dollars in cases involving malfeasance by pharmaceutical makers.
  
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• VA Secretary: Oracle Health EHR rollout to resume in 2025

  15-04-2024 17:36 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  While testifying on the VA FY 2025 and FY 2026, the Veterans Affairs Secretary said the agency plans to reinvest prior appropriated unused funds into new releases of its Oracle electronic health records next year.
  
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• How virtual primary care can amplify value for providers and patients

  15-04-2024 17:05 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  This form of telemedicine can provide high-touch care coordination for preventive care, chronic condition management and mental health services, and bring cost savings from lower out-of-pocket expenses and avoiding unnecessary care, one expert says.
  
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• ‘Eldest Daughter Syndrome’ and Sibling Birth Order: Does it Matter?

  15-04-2024 16:30 via nytimes.com
  
  “Eldest daughter syndrome” assumes that birth order shapes who we are and how we interact. Does it?
  
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• Here’s What to Ask Your Dentist When Evaluating Your Treatment

  15-04-2024 11:03 via nytimes.com
  
  To get the best care, experts recommend speaking up. Here are tips for what to ask and how to evaluate the treatments you are offered.
  
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• U.S. Scrutiny of Chinese Company Could Disrupt U.S. Supply Chain for Key Drugs

  15-04-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Lawmakers raising national security concerns and seeking to disconnect a major Chinese firm from U.S. pharmaceutical interests have rattled the biotech industry. The firm is deeply involved in development and manufacturing of crucial therapies for cancer, cystic fibrosis, H.I.V. and other illnesses.
  
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• Bennett Braun, Psychiatrist Who Fueled ‘Satanic Panic,’ Dies at 83

  12-04-2024 22:58 via nytimes.com
  
  He diagnosed dozens of patients with what he said were suppressed memories of being tortured by cults. He later lost his license.
  
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• Q&A: Actress Kellee Stewart on advocating for fertility benefits

  12-04-2024 21:13 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  Kellee Stewart, actress and fertility advocate, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss Progyny's partnership with Evite and fertility benefits offerings.
   
  
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• Ransomware roundup: Possible Change Healthcare double extortion, LockBit reorganizes and more

  12-04-2024 19:43 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  And in other news, CISA directs federal agencies on Microsoft breach by Russian operatives.
  
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• Ransomware roundup: Possible Change Healthcare double extortion; LockBit reorganizes; and more

  12-04-2024 19:43 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  And in other news, CISA directs federal agencies on Microsoft breach by Russian operatives.
  
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• National Academy Asks Court to Strip Sackler Name From Endowment

  12-04-2024 17:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Millions in Sackler donations sat dormant, rising in value as the opioid epidemic raged and as other institutions distanced themselves from the makers of a notorious painkiller.
  
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• ChatGPT's potential impact on preventative care and emergency visits

  12-04-2024 16:42 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  Large language model AI can help with the redistribution of routine tasks to non-physician staff and directly to patients, getting patients to take an active role in their healthcare journey, and enhancing patient engagement and self-management, an expert says.
  
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• HIMSSCast: Providers very optimistic on AI's future in healthcare, new study says

  12-04-2024 16:28 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  James McHugh, managing director at Berkeley Research Group, reveals quite positive feelings among provider organization executives on deploying artificial intelligence in the next three years.
  
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• Digital messaging surge between doctors and patients requires EHR management

  12-04-2024 16:18 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  A health system-wide approach to classifying patient messages paired with well-defined regional workflows can improve timely responses and substantially reduce physician inbox volume, a new study finds.
  
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• Share Your Story About the Organ Transplant System

  12-04-2024 01:11 via nytimes.com
  
  We want to hear from doctors, nurses, technicians, patients and others with experience in the system. Tell us your experiences below.
  
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• Texas Surgeon Is Accused of Secretly Denying Liver Transplants

  12-04-2024 00:36 via nytimes.com
  
  A Houston hospital is investigating whether a doctor altered a transplant list to make his patients ineligible for care. A disproportionate number of them have died while waiting for new organs.
  
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• MITRE, UMass launch health AI assurance lab

  11-04-2024 23:28 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  The new lab will evaluate artificial intelligence in the health domain in a simulated real-world environment, help innovators refine their machine learning models and offer AI workforce development training.
  
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• Were You Stuck With a Big Vet Bill? Tell Us About It.

  11-04-2024 23:22 via nytimes.com
  
  We want to hear from pet owners about their experiences taking their animals to the vet, and how they paid for their animals’ care.
  
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• Evan Stark, 82, Dies; Broadened Understanding of Domestic Violence

  11-04-2024 21:59 via nytimes.com
  
  He and his wife wrote pioneering studies; he used the term “coercion control” to describe psychological and physical dominance by abusers.
  
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• The Push for a Better Dengue Vaccine Grows More Urgent

  11-04-2024 19:16 via nytimes.com
  
  A public research institute in Brazil has proved a new shot protects against the disease, but can’t make it fast enough to stop the huge outbreak sweeping Latin America.
  
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• Global Stockpile of Cholera Vaccine Is Gone as Outbreaks Spread

  11-04-2024 19:15 via nytimes.com
  
  One company is going to great lengths to build it up, but it will be years before it returns to the minimum level.
  
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• Intermountain Health spinoff Culmination Bio announces partnership

  11-04-2024 19:06 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  The data and technology company is partnering with BillionToOne on diagnostic solutions in oncology.
  
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• Google Cloud partners with Bayer for AI applications for radiology

  11-04-2024 18:51 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  The companies plan to reduce burnout and support diagnosis efficiency through new AI-powered applications.
   
  
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• Center for BrainHealth helps mental health patients develop social skills using virtual coaching

  11-04-2024 17:25 via healthcareitnews.com
  
  The center created the Charisma Virtual Social Coaching platform. To date, 90% of participants have reported gains in recognizing and managing emotions. The center now is adding generative AI capabilities.
  
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