Healthcare IT, Interoperability and Medicare

Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

To help out, we reached out to our amazing Healthcare IT Today Community to see which healthcare regulations they foresee having a big impact on healthcare IT. Healthcare IT systems, especially EHRs, played a key role in supporting documentation with the use of macros, smart phrases, and templates.

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Policy Ingredients for Real-Time Improvements in Health Care, Prior Auth, and Claims

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2024

In a fast-paced exchanged with John Lynn of Healthcare IT Today, Rucker covers regulations and evolving data exchange standards that foster interoperability and data analytics. “The real point of interoperability is continuous, real-time computing,” according to Rucker.

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Why Electronic Health Record Interoperability is a Key Step Toward Fair Drug Prices

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2022

With recent legislation allowing Medicare to negotiate prices, it’s likely that the movement will grow , given the high and constantly rising costs of pharmaceuticals, especially gene therapies and other innovative or personalized drugs. EHR interoperability will also help empower patients.

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CMS Releases Proposed Rule Expanding Health Data Interoperability Requirements For Payers

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The announcement follows the release of the Interoperability and Patient Access final rule in July, which requires all health plans doing business with the […].

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CMS Proposes”CMS-0057-P” to Streamline Prior Authorizations with Real-Time Approvals Using Interoperability in Healthcare

Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2022

What Is Interoperability in Healthcare? The ability of different systems, devices, and applications to work together and exchange information seamlessly is known as interoperability in healthcare. Medicare and a supplemental plan) to receive care from multiple providers (e.g.,

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

by Healthcare IT News November 22, 2019. Many want to target drug costs and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has mandated hospitals to post a list of their standard charges by diagnostic-related group, in an effort for consumers to have transparent cost options. Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters. " News.

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Rochester RHIO Advances Interoperability Using Best-in-Class Direct Secure Messaging

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Effective Health Information Exchange (HIE) requires a secure and reliable Health Information Service Provider (HISP) infrastructure to provide HIPAA-compliant delivery of healthcare information. Listen and subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today Interviews Podcast to hear all the latest insights from experts in healthcare IT.

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What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

Also on its policy agenda for the year ahead: advocating for data standardization, offering input for interoperability rulemaking and engaging with agencies and states to increase telehealth access. Budget leaders have asked, "How do you really know what the impact on the Medicare population and the Medicare Trust Fund will be?

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Bonus Features – April 21, 2024 – 89% of physicians said generative AI vendors need to be transparent about where info comes from, 73% of consumers expect a 4-star rating before they’ll engage with a provider, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 21, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Healthcare IT

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CMS issues guidance for new telehealth eCQM reporting in 2020 and 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 9, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has put together further detailed guidance for how healthcare providers should be documenting and reporting electronic clinical quality measures for telehealth encounters. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

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Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

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Bonus Features – July 23, 2023 – Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

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Weekly Roundup – October 7, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. This problem is only made worse by the silver tsunami of 10K baby boomers aging into Medicare coverage every day.

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Cohere Health Raises $50 Million in Equity to Meet Increased Demand for AI-Driven Transformation of Prior Authorization Process

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

” The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Interoperability and Prior Authorization rule , finalized this January, will require health plan investment in advanced technology to ensure compliance with federal prior authorization requirements.

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Prior Authorization Takes a Leap Forward in CMS Regulation

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have taken a bold step by mandating a standard for prior authorization. A Process in Urgent Need of an Upgrade Clearly, prior authorization is crying out for standardization and interoperability. A CMS fact sheet offers more details on CMS’s thinking and plans.

FHIR

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Study: In-home healthcare expansion requires overcoming market and technical barriers

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

In his study, Auerswald found that labor market barriers to entry, such as licensing requirements, and technical barriers to entry, such as regulatory approvals and interoperability standards, constitute "the most significant barriers to entrepreneurial entry." Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

eCare

eCare Healthcare IT Interoperability RCM

Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

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CMS To Run Pilot Giving Providers Access To Medicare Claims Data

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2019

In another step in fleshing out its interoperability efforts, CMS has announced plans to launch a pilot program giving clinicians access to claims data. During the pilot, which is called “Data at the Point of Care” or DPC, clinicians will be able to access the claims data from CMS’s Blue Button 2.0 functionality. The idea […].

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Toward a Wider Adoption of Digital Insurance Cards

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

So I was intrigued when Mark Scrimshire, chief interoperability officer of OnyxOS , introduced me to developments over the past few years that will make digital insurance cards feasible. A payer such as Medicare could just put a card on its web site for each patient to download. Medicare uses Blue Button 2.0 Version 2.0

FHIR

FHIR Medicare Interoperability EHR

Data Quality Scrutiny, SDoH, Value-Based Care…What are the New Healthcare Truths of 2023?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2023

Many facets of healthcare remained in a state of flux at the close of 2022, as care practices that started during the pandemic found their way into the mainstream, and enthusiasm for new data sources and interoperability outpaced the realities of implementation. Be sure to check out last year’s New Healthcare Truths of 2022 ) 1.

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Altera Digital Health and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Expand Partnership

Digital Health Global

APRIL 6, 2023

About Altera Digital Health A global healthcare IT innovator, Altera Digital Health develops and elevates technology to connect and inspire healthier communities. Formerly the Allscripts Hospitals and Large Physician Practices business segment, Altera’s platform approach to our solutions is changing the way healthcare is delivered.

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Featured Health IT Job: eCQM/dCQM Measure Developer – CORE

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 21, 2022

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the eCQM/dCQM Measure Developer – CORE position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Yale New Haven Health and is in Connecticut.

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Featured Health IT Job: Healthcare Data Analyst

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 1, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Healthcare Data Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York.

Health IT

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Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

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Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

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Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For federal agencies and state and regional exchanges, this is an excellent time to demonstrate leadership in interoperability by joining a network that will likely provide a ready on-ramp to TEFCA. State and regional HIEs are critical to our nation’s goal of comprehensive interoperability.

HIE

HIE eHealth Interoperability Health Information

UpStream Raises $140 Million Series B Round to Scale Value-Based Care Model Nationwide

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The round was co-led by technology and global growth investors Coatue and Dragoneer with additional participation from other top healthcare and technology investors, including Avidity Partners, Define Ventures, and Mubadala.

Primary Care

Primary Care Medicare Interoperability Nursing

Bipartisan bills gain support for telehealth reform, SDOH coordination

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

As we've shown this month, there's been progress on unlocking data from EHRs , but still much work to be to be done with information sharing on a community level , even as a wide variety of interoperability groups throw their weight behind an array of different efforts. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media.

Telehealth

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Featured Health IT Job: Healthcare Data Analyst

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Healthcare Data Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York.

Health IT

Health IT eHealth Meaningful Use Health Information

Impetus and Edict: What the Latest CMS Data Standards Mean for EHRs – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The latest policy update from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adds key provisions to the December 2022 proposed rule requiring adoption of a new NCPDP SCRIPT standard version. As something of a space nerd, I find the parallels between interoperability and space exploration striking.

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EHR Interoperability Medicare Health Information

Allscripts files trademark lawsuit against telemed platform CarePortMD

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 19, 2020

No objections were made by Allscripts during the requisite 6 month period prior to the issue of our trademark," said CarePortMD CEO Dr. Ashok Subramanian in a statement to Healthcare IT News. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich.

Telemedicine

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ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2023

While the EHR Association has long supported the goals of the proposed rule, called Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Proposed Rule (HTI-1), we have a number of real concerns about the impact it would have on the industry if finalized as proposed.

Health IT

Health IT EHR Interoperability Health Information

Featured Health IT Job: Healthcare Data Analyst

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Healthcare Data Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York.

Health IT

Health IT eHealth Meaningful Use Health Information

Embracing and Prioritizing Cloud-Based Care in Rural Communities

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Rural healthcare administrators need a modern system to help them navigate the challenges they regularly encounter. Further, the right interoperable healthcare solutions and revenue cycle performance services can reduce the risk of Medicare Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Meaningful Use Stage 3 (MU3) penalties.

EHR

EHR Interoperability Meaningful Use Patient Experience

Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

The patient engagement space will see M&A activity with those vendors with the most intuitive and interoperable user interfaces staying strong. The enterprise imaging IT space will drive up to $2 billion in investments toward imaging workflow efficiency, interoperability and analytics.

Telehealth

Telehealth Interoperability Medicare Pharmaceuticals

Rethinking approaches to remote health and telehealth in Australia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

“Medicare and Medibank were set up as face-to-face systems and they still are face-to-face systems. ” Securing the nuts and bolts in healthcare. Whilst we’re keen to have the architecture right, we need interoperability so it can be integrated,” she said.

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GenHealth.AI Accelerates into Healthcare AI Market with New Funding, Advisor Appointments and Use Cases Across Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 10, 2023

AI Start-up Pioneering Generative AI for Healthcare Receives $13M in Early Funding, Adds Industry Luminaries as Advisors, and Kicks off Use Cases for Health Insurance Plans and Provider Systems GenHealth.ai , a game-changing generative AI startup, is pushing the boundaries of AI in healthcare.

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Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | June 15, 2023 News How one practice's EHR helped offset its declining Medicare reimbursements The all-in-one practice management system reduced the amount of time a patient needs to spend in.

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Healthcare IT Regulations – What Needs to Be Added and What Needs to Be Removed

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Or are there areas in healthcare where past regulations are now too restrictive and are holding us back? In search of answers to these questions, we reached out to our incredibly beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to see what areas they would add, remove, or update regulations. The following is what they had to say.

Healthcare IT

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Canvas Medical Achieves ONC Certification, Raises $24MM to Power Clinicians and Developers Building and Scaling Digital Health Companies

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 19, 2022

Additionally, with this certification, Canvas customers are now eligible for value-based payment models in Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as many commercial value-based programs. . Founded in 2015, Canvas is reimagining the EMR for the future of healthcare. About Canvas Medical.

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HIMSS names 2021 Changemaker Award winners

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 3, 2021

The awards, determined by public voting, are bestowed on "inspiring senior healthcare executives who rigorously challenge the status quo in their journeys to build a brighter health future," according to HIMSS (the parent company of Healthcare IT News). Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. Isaiah Nathaniel.

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Healthcare Innovation Funding – Regulations and Disrupting Traditional Models

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 2, 2023

To get a better idea on what policies and regulations you need to be aware of and just how to get access to innovation funding, we reached out to our ever so talented Healthcare IT Today community for their insights and knowledge. Here is what they had to say. Since the U.S.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Policy Ingredients for Real-Time Improvements in Health Care, Prior Auth, and Claims

Trending Sources

Why Electronic Health Record Interoperability is a Key Step Toward Fair Drug Prices

CMS Releases Proposed Rule Expanding Health Data Interoperability Requirements For Payers

CMS Proposes”CMS-0057-P” to Streamline Prior Authorizations with Real-Time Approvals Using Interoperability in Healthcare

2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Rochester RHIO Advances Interoperability Using Best-in-Class Direct Secure Messaging

What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023

Bonus Features – April 21, 2024 – 89% of physicians said generative AI vendors need to be transparent about where info comes from, 73% of consumers expect a 4-star rating before they’ll engage with a provider, plus 21 more stories

CMS issues guidance for new telehealth eCQM reporting in 2020 and 2021

Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Bonus Features – July 23, 2023 – Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule, and more

Weekly Roundup – October 7, 2023

Cohere Health Raises $50 Million in Equity to Meet Increased Demand for AI-Driven Transformation of Prior Authorization Process

Prior Authorization Takes a Leap Forward in CMS Regulation

Study: In-home healthcare expansion requires overcoming market and technical barriers

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

CMS To Run Pilot Giving Providers Access To Medicare Claims Data

Toward a Wider Adoption of Digital Insurance Cards

Data Quality Scrutiny, SDoH, Value-Based Care…What are the New Healthcare Truths of 2023?

Altera Digital Health and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Expand Partnership

Featured Health IT Job: eCQM/dCQM Measure Developer – CORE

Featured Health IT Job: Healthcare Data Analyst

Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

UpStream Raises $140 Million Series B Round to Scale Value-Based Care Model Nationwide

Bipartisan bills gain support for telehealth reform, SDOH coordination

Featured Health IT Job: Healthcare Data Analyst

Impetus and Edict: What the Latest CMS Data Standards Mean for EHRs – Regulatory Talk Series

Allscripts files trademark lawsuit against telemed platform CarePortMD

ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Featured Health IT Job: Healthcare Data Analyst

Embracing and Prioritizing Cloud-Based Care in Rural Communities

Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Rethinking approaches to remote health and telehealth in Australia

GenHealth.AI Accelerates into Healthcare AI Market with New Funding, Advisor Appointments and Use Cases Across Healthcare

Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT Regulations – What Needs to Be Added and What Needs to Be Removed

Canvas Medical Achieves ONC Certification, Raises $24MM to Power Clinicians and Developers Building and Scaling Digital Health Companies

HIMSS names 2021 Changemaker Award winners

Healthcare Innovation Funding – Regulations and Disrupting Traditional Models

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