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Top Story FDA Nod Makes Perrigo's Opill the First Oral Contraceptive to Switch to OTC Use FDA approval of Opill makes it the first oral contraceptive that may be used without a prescription. Clinicians say over-the-counter availability will lower barriers to access to a key component of reproductive healthcare. Sponsorship Post Strengthening Security: The Importance of Multi-Factor Authentication in Healthcare Presented by Greenway Health Organizations across most industries, especially the technology sector, have adopted Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to fortify their security measures. Learn More>> Speakers Revealed INVEST Digital Health 2023 This year's event is covering many themes from Responsible AI to Solving Pharma's Pain Points to Reducing Friction between Payers and Providers, and so much more. Join us to hear from innovative investors, prominent industry players, contrarians, and entrepreneurs offering novel approaches to healthcare's greatest challenges. October 26th at Pegasus Park in Dallas, TX. Reserve Your Seat for Only $295 [sale ends 7/28] - Register Now!

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How Northwell Chose a Tech Platform to Better Manage Its Contingent Labor Costs Northwell Health recently adopted a new system to help it better manage its contingent labor expenses — the New York-based health system is implementing Prolucent Health's workforce platform across its 21 hospitals. Nearly 2,000 Organizations Urge Congress to Pass PBM Reform A coalition of nearly 2,000 employers, patient advocates, pharmacies, providers and businesses sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday urging the passage of legislation that would reform PBM practices. How Can Providers Avoid Data Breaches? To prevent the proliferation of data security incidents in the healthcare industry, providers must examine their use of legacy systems as well as their reliance on third parties, according to a new report. It pointed out that most providers fail to probe their third-party partners' cybersecurity measures, and many continue to use legacy systems that are no longer supported by vendors or are hard to patch and update. Affect Therapeutics Secures $16M for Digital Addiction Recovery Platform Affect Therapeutics' $16 million Series A funding round was led by ARTIS Ventures and included participation from AlleyCorp, CityLight, LifeArc Ventures, Samsung Next and What If Ventures. In total, Affect Therapeutics has raised about $26 million, said Kristin Muhlner, co-founder and CEO of the company. How Hospitals Can Help Prevent Medical Debt Local governments around the country are using Covid relief funds to eliminate medical debt for their communities. But Covid relief funds are not a long-term solution. Provide training to your teams on how to communicate with patients to make it clear that financial assistance is available and encourage those who may qualify to apply. Why Healthcare Needs a New Model for Equipment Service The healthcare industry must understand and act on this bigger picture of evidence-based, data-driven, and technology-enabled solutions for medical equipment management to keep clinical service lines operating effectively and reliably.

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