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A White House executive order requires hospitals to publish their actual prices for 300 shoppable services online. A similar order that was issued by the Trump administration in 2019 has been largely ignored.
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Healthcare Groups Oppose HIPAA Security Changes-2025
INDUSTRY LEADERS CHALLENGE $9 BILLION REGULATION
Eight major healthcare industry associations have jointly petitioned President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to withdraw proposed HIPAA Security Rule updates introduced during the final…
DEA’s draft special telehealth reg rule should be tossed, healthcare orgs say
More than 150 organizations have appealed to Pam Bondi, the attorney general of the United States, to bring attention to telemedicine policy under the Department of Justice’s jurisdiction. The letter – organized by the Alliance…
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Ezra Receives FDA Clearance for Enhanced AI-Powered MRI Tech
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– Ezra, a innovator in AI-driven cancer screening, today announced that its advanced Ezra Flash AI model has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
– The FDA…
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FDA Neuralink reviewers fired as Musk’s DOGE cuts jobs
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staffers reviewing Elon Musk’s Neuralink were among those fired as part of widespread layoffs within the Agency.Musk is in charge of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which…
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board selects Better ePMA
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) in Wales has selected Better to provide an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) system in its local hospital areas.
The implementation of the ePMA system, which is a…
The King’s Fund calls for NHS App to allow two-way communication
The King’s Fund has called for digital healthcare platforms, including the NHS App, to be more responsive and allow for two-way communications.
A report ‘Lost in the system: the need for better admin’, published by…
Trump administration fires thousands at HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services officials at a National Institutes of Health department meeting Friday said that they expected most of HHS’s approximately 5,200 probationary employees to be notified that their positions…
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Dictate.IT launches AI-powered Clinical Assistant
New technology will transform doctor-patient consultations saving clinicians time and reducing the burden of administration
Dictate.IT, part of Clanwilliam, a global healthcare technology and services group, has added an AI-powered clinical assistant to its market…
VoiceCare AI Launches with $3.85M to Automate Healthcare Back Office
What You Should Know:
– VoiceCare AI, a healthcare technology company specializing in generative AI solutions emerges from stealth with a $3.85M seed funding round led by Caduceus Capital Partners, with participation from Bread and…
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