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COVID-19, Flu, and RSV in 2023: What Pharmacists Should Know

Digital Pharmacist

COVID-19 in 2023 The recent summer surge in COVID-19 cases, although not as significant as previous summers, is definitely still something to be aware of. Maintain open communication with local health departments, clinics, and hospitals to share information and coordinate efforts in managing the surge in cases.

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Challenges & Opportunities in Emerging Digital Health Technologies

ISPE

Given the public health emergency, health authorities offered greater flexibilities in the use of digital health platforms and technologies such as: Enhanced HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) flexibilities in the use of telemedicine services 3. Table 1: Terms and definitions for DHTs. Description.

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Challenges & Opportunities in Emerging Digital Health Technologies

ISPE

Given the proliferation and confusion of various digital health terms, this article includes a compiled glossary of core DHT terms and definitions (see Table 1). Table 1: Terms and definitions for DHTs. Wireless medical devices use wireless radio frequency communication such as wifi, Bluetooth, and cellular/mobile phone technology.

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Understanding the current and future state of complex health data protection laws

Pharmaceutical Technology

Compliance in the US – HIPAA The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) covers several areas relating to health data, with one of the key requirements being a set of standards – the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule – to protect sensitive PHI from being disclosed without the patient’s consent.