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World Mental Health Day 2021: Addressing Inequities in Care

Relias

WFMH’s mission is to promote the advancement of mental health awareness, prevention of mental disorders, advocacy and best practices, and recovery-focused interventions worldwide. That’s why WFMH has chosen for its 2021 theme, “Mental Health in an Unequal World.”. Mental Health Inequities Across the U.S.

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The Pandemic Accelerated Consumers’ Digital Health Tech Ownership As Big Tech Morphs To Big Health

Health Populi

adult 18 and over in April 2021 to gather data for this annual report. In 2021, smartwatch adoption exceeded wearable activity fitness tracker market penetration, both around one-third of U.S. Household penetration of smartwatch ownership grew 12%, whereas activity tracker growth was fairly flat between 2020 and 2021.

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BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy Services Proposes Settlement to Resolve Data Breach Lawsuit

The HIPAA Journal

BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy Services has proposed a settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that was filed in response to a 2021 data breach that exposed the data of up to 350,000 patients. BioPlus disagreed with the allegations; however, a settlement has been proposed to bring the legal action to an end.

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19Labs, Funding Experts Partner To Guide Healthcare Providers On 2021 FCC Funding Application

19 Labs

On March 30, 2021, the FCC announced that it would move forward with a second round of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, this time with a total of $250M to be provided in funding. The first webinar was held early in the month, and covered topics such as application best practices and early preparation steps that organizations can take.

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The More Chronic Conditions, the More Likely a Patient Will Have Medical Debt

Health Populi

To that point, a just-published report from the Business Group on Health , an association of employers allied to share learnings and best practices dealing with health care costs and quality, found that cancer is the top driver of health care costs for businesses providing healthcare coverage for employees.

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19Labs, Funding Experts Partner To Guide Healthcare Providers On 2021 FCC Funding Application

19 Labs

On March 30, 2021, the FCC announced that it would move forward with a second round of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, this time with a total of $250M to be provided in funding. The first webinar was held early in the month, and covered topics such as application best practices and early preparation steps that organizations can take.

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19Labs, Funding Experts Partner To Guide Healthcare Providers On 2021 FCC Funding Application

19 Labs

On March 30, 2021, the FCC announced that it would move forward with a second round of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, this time with a total of $250M to be provided in funding. The first webinar was held early in the month, and covered topics such as application best practices and early preparation steps that organizations can take.