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STAT+: How experts think we can put health data back ‘in the hands of the patient’

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Two decades ago, the Bush administration threw a wrench in health data privacy, making it possible for many health care organizations to share medical information without patients’ consent so long as it was being used to improve treatment or streamline business operations. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Bavarian Nordic’s mpox shot, a crackdown on Ozempic prescribing and more

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insurer is taking an unusually hard line on doctors who it says improperly prescribed the diabetes treatment Ozempic, escalating the ongoing war over drugs that have become wildly popular for weight loss , Bloomberg News reports. Or maybe this is a chance to catch up with someone special. Well, whatever you do, have a grand time.

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Pfizer is first big pharma to tap Truveta’s real-world data platform

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Truveta’s platform is based on electronic medical record data – updated daily – for more than 50 million people in the US, harvesting anonymised patient care information from tens of thousands of clinical care sites across 42 states. “The world needs answers to medical questions faster and together, we can help.”

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2021 market access prospects for Germany

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The Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen (IQWiG), the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, followed up with a G-BA commissioned report that looked at use of RWE, seeing some potential for registries to help inform early benefit assessments.

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Further, Trustedoctor merge to provide ‘borderless’ healthcare

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Private medical insurance company Further Group has ramped up its presence in digital healthcare by merging with Trustedoctor, a startup that puts patients in contact with medical professionals. It was already offering critical insurance and employee benefits services to corporate clients before the merger with Further.

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Walmart follows CVS, Walgreens into clinical trial sector

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Walmart is accompanying the formation of the WHRI with the launch of a digital tool called MyHealthJourney, which will help patients take control of their own data by providing some medical records and insurance information in one place.

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What conditions qualify for disability benefits?

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This means you must develop a severe medical ailment on the list of disabling conditions and then meet other criteria for each type of benefit. For more information on Part B, consult the Social Security Blue Book. The disability determination process can be quite lengthy, and appeals are not uncommon.