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Here's The Latest in Health Care:

•  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is under scrutiny after investigators found that the FDA did not always evaluate food-borne hazards in a timely manner. The organization is not moving quickly enough to remove contaminated foods from store shelves, leaving consumers at risk.  Read More

•  In 2017, the interoperability discussion centered around private sector innovations more so than federal government policy. While policy guidance from the government is well-meaning, interoperability will truly gain traction when driven from the private sector i.e. vendors, health systems, patients, VC investors, and more.  Read More

•  On Thursday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) clarified its stance on texting patient information on non-secure versus secure platforms. Texting patient orders is prohibited regardless of the platform, however, members of the health care team are allowed to text patient information through a secure, encrypted platform.  Read More

•  Going into labor can be an exciting and often times scary experience. For some minors across the U.S., it can be even more of a challenging experience when they're denied requests for treatments such as epidurals. This is due to laws requiring permission from parents or legal guardians before receiving medical treatment that's not considered emergency care. Doctors and nurses are advocating for a change in policy.  Read More

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