Policy Archives - Endocrinology Advisor

HIPAA Provisions, Often Misunderstood, Impede Big Data Use

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August 20, 2021

Many organizations adopt overly conservative policies that restrict otherwise completely legal uses of health care data.

Practice Management

Many US Colleges Will Mandate Vaccines on Campus Next Fall

May 12, 2021

More than 100 American colleges will require that students get COVID-19 vaccines if they want to be on campus in the fall.

General Endocrinology

Biden Gives Businesses Incentives to Help Workers Get COVID-19 Shots

May 10, 2021

As demand for COVID-19 vaccination in the United States shows signs of declining, President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered businesses new incentives to help more workers get their shots.

General Endocrinology

Trump Ban on Clinic Abortion Referrals to Be Reversed

April 28, 2021

A Trump-era ban on federally funded clinics referring women for abortions will be reversed by the Biden administration, but the process could take months.

The best way to prevent illness against the flu is to remind patients to get vaccinated each year. Those who are aged six months and older should be vaccinated to prevent spreading it to others.

General Endocrinology

Laws Encouraging Hospital Workers to Vaccinate Reduce Influenza Mortality Rates

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Jessica Nye, PhD

April 5, 2021

The objective of this quasi-experimental observational study was to measure the effect of states’ hospital worker influenza vaccination laws on pneumonia and influenza mortality.

Diabetes

Endocrine Society Makes Recommendations to Reduce the Cost of Insulin

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Jessica Nye, PhD

February 23, 2021

The Endocrine Society is calling for immediate action by policymakers to address the underlying factors responsible for the rising cost of insulin, a life-saving drug taken by 7.4 million people in the United States.

Diabetes

Healthcare Organizations Must Dig Deep to Close the Gap in Minority Health Inequity

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Lauren Biscaldi

February 23, 2021

In a statement published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, physicians from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine acknowledge the challenges minority populations may face within the healthcare system. They pose a larger question: Why does disparity exist?