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Opportunities and Challenges in Advancing Health Information Technology

PURPOSE: To examine the opportunities and challenges in healthcare delivery in the information technology age. To explore ways to leverage technology to improve healthcare. BACKGROUND: Numerous Health Information Technology (Health IT) innovations exist to monitor health and fitness and improve health outcomes, including electronic health records, wearable devices, apps, and next generation medical ...

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America’s Heroin and Opioid Abuse Epidemic

TAKEAWAYS: Drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. Experts believe the current epidemic of opioid abuse has contributed to an increase in heroin deaths as opioid consumers move towards heroin use. In recent years, opioid-related overdoses have begun to decrease while heroin-related overdoses have sharply increased. According to the DEA, Mexican based criminal organizations are the ...

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10 Things You Should Know About Rep. Mark Walker

For starters, watch this two minute video. He can’t pass up some savory North Carolina Barbecue.

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Letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter regarding the use of personal e-mail

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Letter to U.S. Immigration and customs enforcement Director Sarah R. Saldana regarding overdue transcribed interviews

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Letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Jo White regarding executive branch disciplinary policies and procedures

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Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack regarding executive branch disciplinary policies and procedures

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Letter to U.S. Agency for International Development administrator Gayle E. Smith regarding executive branch disciplinary policies and procedures

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Letter to U.S. General services administration administrator Denise Turner Roth regarding executive branch disciplinary policies and procedures

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Letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker regarding executive branch disciplinary policies and procedures