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The World Health Organization shared its enthusiasm for the “appropriate” use of these technologies. However, they are calling for caution to be exercised to protect and promote human well-being, safety, and autonomy and preserve public health.

In this week’s episode of "Tuning In to the C-Suite," Briana Contreras, editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, spoke with Ramin Bastani, CEO of Healthvana.

Pandemic-triggered changes in the healthcare industry have required hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities to scale up their technology operations, resulting in high demand for tech experts.

In this episode of the "Meet the Board" podcast series, Briana Contreras, Managed Healthcare Executive editor, speaks with Ateev Mehrotra, a member of the MHE editorial advisory board and a professor of healthcare policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School. Mehtrotra is also a hospitalist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. In the discussion, Contreras gets to know Mehrotra more on a personal level and picks his brain on some of his research interests including telehealth, alternative payment models and price transparency.

Deploying automation and other technology tools can ease the burden on overworked clinical staff and patient support worker.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced proposed permanent rules for the prescribing of controlled medications through telemedicine with new appropriate safeguards.