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The late death of democratic “pragmatism”
And yet, in the midst of the party’s decisive shift to the left, pragmatism once again threatens to stifle ambitious new policies in the nursery. “Do I think we could cross all the “t’s” and point all the “i’s” in 10 years? Klobuchar said when asked about the Green New Deal. “In fact, I think …
Release Instructions Translated By Google, FDA Releases New Draft Guidance And More Digital Health Bits
Proposed FDA guideline on BCI devices. The FDA signaled its interest in developing implanted brain-computer interface (BCI) devices on Friday with the publication of a new orientation project focused on emerging technology. The new document suggests that non-clinical testing of the devices could precede clinical testing as a way to identify and prevent potential risks …
Google Translate in emergencies for Spanish, Chinese discharge orders are better than nothing, UCSF researchers say
Although Google Translate was less than 100 percent accurate in translating emergency exit instructions into English for patients who speak Spanish and Chinese, researchers cautiously support its use, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine find. The researchers, at the University of California, San Francisco, analyzed 100 sets of emergency discharge instructions translated by Google’s …
OPA: $ 19.8 million in overdue patient bills still not collected
(PNC file photo) Between January 2017 and June 2018, Guam Memorial Hospital billed a total of $ 22.1 million for patient treatments, but 90% of that amount was not collected due to the continued failure of the hospital to put in place a rigorous billing and collection system, according to the Office of Public Accountability. …