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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

By 2027, at least 80% of electronic prior authorization requests will be answered in real time, and the process will be easier to do online. Officials are also working to improve access to physical therapy, diagnostic imaging and outpatient surgery. But experts say the changes may not go far enough. Talk is cheap,” Gaffney said.

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From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

By 2027, global surgical robotics sales are expected to reach $14.8 They are often overwhelmed by physically and mentally daunting tasks, and the result is often an unpleasant experience for everyone involved. These new ‘colleagues’ will definitely make a difference in every field of medicine.

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GeriPal Takeover! Nancy Lundeberg and Annie Medina-Walpole

GeriPal

Annie 02:31 So if you go to the A G S meeting every year, you know that this group of three individuals comprises the AGS literature update. So this is something. This is the plenary to attend. It is a sold out crowd. It is a standup crowd and it’s going to be a hard act to follow. Of course. We will step aside. Speaker 6 03:29 Andy.

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Marijuana: Top Ten Reasons for Descheduling, Rescheduling or Not

FDA Law

Rescheduling increases the ability to research cannabis to determine the physical and mental impacts of cannabis use. The regulated cannabis marketplace brings in billions of dollars in revenue into state and federal governments, with predictions that cannabis sales will exceed $53 billion by 2027. In other words, no rescheduling.

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