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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

HB 86 – Rural Hospital Investment Fund Bill What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep. Terri Collins, HB 86 proposes the establishment of a Rural Hospital Investment Program in Alabama, which would serve as a conduit for financial support from the public directed towards rural hospitals in the state.

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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

With AI tools having access to such information, they can instantly offer the best treatment options and probabilities of success. In comparison, the first VR-recorded surgery was performed at the Royal London Hospital in 2016. This image is then relayed to a machine that manufactures the crown right in the office.

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Controlled Substance Reporting Isn’t Just for DEA Anymore

FDA Law

DEA registrants include manufacturers, distributors, importers, exporters, practitioners, pharmacies, hospitals, and narcotic treatment centers who handle federally-controlled substances. Manufacturers must also report selected schedule III and IV psychotropic drugs quarterly. Transactions 1. 21 U.S.C. § 827(d)(1); 21 C.F.R.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Compared to that, our hearing only processes 11 percent of information, while smell 3.5 In 2016, The Guardian reported that a blind woman suffering from this disease was fitted with the implant labelled “bionic eye” in the UK as part of a trial at the Oxford Eye Hospital. percent, touch 1.5 percent and taste 1 percent.

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The New FDA Draft Human Factors Guidance: A Bridge Too Far

FDA Law Blog

In 2016 , the agency issued its definitive HF guidance, guide manufacturers through human factors engineering processes during the development of new medical devices, focusing specifically on the user interface. Now FDA has issued a draft guidance , Content of Human Factors Information in Medical Device Marketing Submissions (Dec.

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CMS Releases Guidance on Multiple Best Price Reporting for Value Based Arrangements

FDA Law Blog

Last week, CMS issued Manufacturer Release 116 to put flesh on the bones of the new multiple best price option, including details about the structure of VBP arrangements and the respective responsibilities of manufacturers, states, and CMS. The manufacturer will report a best price corresponding to each GNUP. See 42 C.F.R.

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The 340B Showdown: HRSA Proceeds Towards Enforcement Despite Litigation

FDA Law Blog

The 340B program, authorized under Section 340B of the Public Health Services Act and administered by HRSA, imposes a ceiling price on pharmaceutical manufacturer sales to “covered entities,” which are certain health clinics that receive federal funding and certain types of safety net hospitals to provide them drugs at lower prices.