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Outcomes of Guidelines from Health Technology Assessment Organizations: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) organizations determine the value of health technologies such as medical devices, lab tests, or medications. learning), the use of guideline-based information in clinical practice, and subsequent patient health outcomes. Health organization outcomes.

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The Incredible Shrinking Exemption: FDA Final CDS Guidance Would Significantly Narrow the Scope of Exempt Clinical Decision Support Software Under the Cures Act

FDA Law Blog

Criterion 2 : Non-Device CDS software functions display, analyze or print medical information about a patient or other medical information. Here again, FDA’s novel interpretation of statutory terms effectively narrows the scope of information that a software product can display, analyze, or print and still be considered Non-Device CDS.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

Alex: We are delighted to welcome Amber Barnato, who’s a palliative care physician and health service researcher, and she’s director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. They look at the signs and symptoms, they do a physical exam, maybe some lab tests or some imaging.