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Medical Groups Collaborate on Mobile Health App Guidelines

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That’s why the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, DHX Group, and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society have formed a new nonprofit called Xcertia. The post Medical Groups Collaborate on Mobile Health App Guidelines appeared first on Associations Now.

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Nonprofits Get New Guidelines for Presenting Financials

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More than two decades after issuing rules and regulations for nonprofits on how to present and share their financials, the Financial Accounting Standards Board hopes to simplify things for these organizations, as well as their donors, by issuing new guidelines.

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As Artificial Intelligence Use Increases, Ethics Policies Needed

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For organizations wondering where to start when it comes to addressing ethics with AI, Genesys created some guidelines that target five focus areas: Customers should know when they are conversing with AI bots. AI systems should not introduce bias against race, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, ability, or other areas.

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Groups Speak Up on New Senate Opioid Bill

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CEO of the American Psychological Association, in a press release. “We We cannot counter the opioid epidemic without developing an effective, evidence-based substance abuse treatment system.

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Report Highlights Internet of Things Security, Privacy Issues

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Last week, the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group released a report with Internet of Things security and privacy recommendations. Device or system failures. Several recent incidents have demonstrated that some devices do not abide by rudimentary privacy and security best practices,” according to a BITAG press release [PDF].

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Associations Make Back to School Healthy, Safe, and Easy

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By connecting schools with the NutriStudents K-12 management system, the partnership encourages schools to keep internal control over their food programs as well as helps them comply with federal nutrition guidelines, reduce costs and increase revenue for the school, and use staff time more efficiently.

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The Hourglass Blog: Culture Change is Hard Work

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In addition, it recommends that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education provide better monitoring of duty hour limits and that residency review committees set guidelines for residents’ patient caseload. Patient handover procedures and supervision of residents should also be strengthened.