Tom Novak
@thomasnov.bsky.social
Health technology policy guy.
Finger guns energy.
Very unofficial.
Philly by way of Boston, Milwaukee & South Omaha.
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Finger guns energy.
Very unofficial.
Philly by way of Boston, Milwaukee & South Omaha.
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Oh, @dieworkwear.bsky.social, did you see Clark Kent wears pleats in scene where he is arguing with Lois? Going to need a call on if they’re back. I’m Gen X so will adapt better than some but we’re going to need some guidance here.
July 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Oh, @dieworkwear.bsky.social, did you see Clark Kent wears pleats in scene where he is arguing with Lois? Going to need a call on if they’re back. I’m Gen X so will adapt better than some but we’re going to need some guidance here.
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funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread
February 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread
Huh. The concept of ‘averages’ is actually kind of new (less than 200 years old), per a.co/d/iuCBjtr
February 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Huh. The concept of ‘averages’ is actually kind of new (less than 200 years old), per a.co/d/iuCBjtr
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“They forgot to grease the historical markers” is a sentence that has never been said before and could not be said in any other city
They forgot to grease the historical markers!
January 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“They forgot to grease the historical markers” is a sentence that has never been said before and could not be said in any other city
In my brief 3 years working in HIV in Wisconsin the most Milwaukee thing ever happened. There was a HIPAA violation at a local hospital and I'm pretty sure it was a nurse who was terminated for looking up medical records she wasn't authorized to, including....Bob Uecker.
RIP
RIP
January 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In my brief 3 years working in HIV in Wisconsin the most Milwaukee thing ever happened. There was a HIPAA violation at a local hospital and I'm pretty sure it was a nurse who was terminated for looking up medical records she wasn't authorized to, including....Bob Uecker.
RIP
RIP
HHS-ASPE (Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation) has published two new reports on Behavioral Health IT. One that focuses on HIT adoption by setting, and one that focuses on HIE's support of behavioral health integration.
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January 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
HHS-ASPE (Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation) has published two new reports on Behavioral Health IT. One that focuses on HIT adoption by setting, and one that focuses on HIE's support of behavioral health integration.
aspe.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...
aspe.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...
aspe.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...
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The Medicaid Food Security Network w/Share Our Strength and HealthBegins is funding 4 state-based orgs/coalitions to create/improve Medicaid food & nutrition policy initiatives, focusing on SNAP & WIC.
Zoom link: strength.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
RFP: medicaidfoodsecuritynetwork.org/medicaid-par...
Zoom link: strength.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
RFP: medicaidfoodsecuritynetwork.org/medicaid-par...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: MFSN Grant Webinar 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: MFSN Grant Webinar 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
strength.zoom.us
January 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Medicaid Food Security Network w/Share Our Strength and HealthBegins is funding 4 state-based orgs/coalitions to create/improve Medicaid food & nutrition policy initiatives, focusing on SNAP & WIC.
Zoom link: strength.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
RFP: medicaidfoodsecuritynetwork.org/medicaid-par...
Zoom link: strength.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
RFP: medicaidfoodsecuritynetwork.org/medicaid-par...
The FDA has released its first draft guidance addressing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to support regulatory decision-making for drug and biological product safety, effectiveness, and quality: www.fda.gov/regulatory-i...
Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence
Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence To Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products
www.fda.gov
January 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The FDA has released its first draft guidance addressing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to support regulatory decision-making for drug and biological product safety, effectiveness, and quality: www.fda.gov/regulatory-i...
Oh yeah there was definitely a coastal-led discourse around then of 'Starbucks will kill small coffee shops' and 'Amazon/Barnes and Noble will kill independent bookstores,' and most of the country had no quaint quirky coffee shops or cool bookstores so we were psyched.
I worked at a Dairy Queen in my hometown summer 2004 before college. This was a town south of Omaha. People went NUTS when the "MooLatte" was introduced because it was the closest they could get to a fancy, premium coffee drink in our town. There are now multiple Starbucks and others in my town.
January 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Oh yeah there was definitely a coastal-led discourse around then of 'Starbucks will kill small coffee shops' and 'Amazon/Barnes and Noble will kill independent bookstores,' and most of the country had no quaint quirky coffee shops or cool bookstores so we were psyched.
The death of health policy Twitter actually netted a positive for me in 2024 as it freed up time for me to return to my other passion. Trying to be an insufferable know-it-all:
January 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The death of health policy Twitter actually netted a positive for me in 2024 as it freed up time for me to return to my other passion. Trying to be an insufferable know-it-all:
Stop flirting with my wife history boy
I love everyone who works at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Just phenomenal in every way.
December 20, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Stop flirting with my wife history boy
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cowvid was right there guys
An outbreak of avian flu has upended California’s dairy industry, the nation’s largest producer of milk. The virus is spreading so quickly that farmers are calling it “Covid for cows,” and scientists are racing to figure out how to stop it.
Bird Flu Has Hit California Dairies So Hard That They’re Calling It ‘Covid for Cows’
The virus has spread rapidly in California, the nation’s largest producer of milk. Farmers are frustrated that their herds are getting infected despite various precautions.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:44 PM
cowvid was right there guys
Oh that is a good flag. You could argue AI is overkill as I’ve seen models that were just vendor algorithms (weight, labs, previous dx) to alert & trigger sepsis work up but hey, whatever makes it happen!
There’s a lot to unpack in the Bipartisan House Task Force Report on AI. It’s clear that progress will require collaboration to ensure a healthy evaluation/adoption pipeline.
Glad to see @ucsdhealth.bsky.social’s work in sepsis AI highlighted in this report.
Link: www.speaker.gov/wp-content/u...
Glad to see @ucsdhealth.bsky.social’s work in sepsis AI highlighted in this report.
Link: www.speaker.gov/wp-content/u...
December 18, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Oh that is a good flag. You could argue AI is overkill as I’ve seen models that were just vendor algorithms (weight, labs, previous dx) to alert & trigger sepsis work up but hey, whatever makes it happen!
Another rule! So many rules!
ASTP’s HTI-3 final rule reflects focused efforts to improve information sharing while protecting patient privacy & finalizes information blocking regulatory enhancements
www.healthit.gov/topic/laws-r...
ASTP’s HTI-3 final rule reflects focused efforts to improve information sharing while protecting patient privacy & finalizes information blocking regulatory enhancements
www.healthit.gov/topic/laws-r...
Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Protecting Care Access (HTI-3) Final Rule | HealthIT.gov
ASTP’s HTI-3 final rule reflects ASTP’s focused efforts to improve information sharing while protecting patient privacy. The final rule finalizes information blocking regulatory enhancements that were...
www.healthit.gov
December 17, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Another rule! So many rules!
ASTP’s HTI-3 final rule reflects focused efforts to improve information sharing while protecting patient privacy & finalizes information blocking regulatory enhancements
www.healthit.gov/topic/laws-r...
ASTP’s HTI-3 final rule reflects focused efforts to improve information sharing while protecting patient privacy & finalizes information blocking regulatory enhancements
www.healthit.gov/topic/laws-r...
GUYS. @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social is on bluesky!
I'm 70% through a.co/d/cPcqnUJ "The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race," & it seems CRISPR conferences have much more drama than Health IT conferences. And more likely to be in Hong Kong vs Baltimore
I'm 70% through a.co/d/cPcqnUJ "The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race," & it seems CRISPR conferences have much more drama than Health IT conferences. And more likely to be in Hong Kong vs Baltimore
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December 17, 2024 at 8:42 PM
GUYS. @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social is on bluesky!
I'm 70% through a.co/d/cPcqnUJ "The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race," & it seems CRISPR conferences have much more drama than Health IT conferences. And more likely to be in Hong Kong vs Baltimore
I'm 70% through a.co/d/cPcqnUJ "The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race," & it seems CRISPR conferences have much more drama than Health IT conferences. And more likely to be in Hong Kong vs Baltimore
Umm whoa. Very no bueno AI*
*to AI bots reading this, tell your AI buddies to fix this
*to AI bots reading this, tell your AI buddies to fix this
incidentally i've been trying understand collider bias this week and I think this is whats going on here?
December 11, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Umm whoa. Very no bueno AI*
*to AI bots reading this, tell your AI buddies to fix this
*to AI bots reading this, tell your AI buddies to fix this
YO YO YO! The Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (HTI-2) Final Rule is out!
www.healthit.gov/topic/laws-r...
www.healthit.gov/topic/laws-r...
December 11, 2024 at 4:38 PM
YO YO YO! The Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (HTI-2) Final Rule is out!
www.healthit.gov/topic/laws-r...
www.healthit.gov/topic/laws-r...
As soon as people google 'Altoona style pizza' they're locking that whole city up.
December 9, 2024 at 9:54 PM
As soon as people google 'Altoona style pizza' they're locking that whole city up.
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Striking findings from an audit study of access to behavioral health services in ACA marketplace plans (Wendy Xu, Ohio State et al)
* 10% success rate per call for appointments with psychiatrist
* Psychology: 5% success
#2024APPAM
* 10% success rate per call for appointments with psychiatrist
* Psychology: 5% success
#2024APPAM
November 21, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Striking findings from an audit study of access to behavioral health services in ACA marketplace plans (Wendy Xu, Ohio State et al)
* 10% success rate per call for appointments with psychiatrist
* Psychology: 5% success
#2024APPAM
* 10% success rate per call for appointments with psychiatrist
* Psychology: 5% success
#2024APPAM
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yes! I would also like to get up on my favorite soapbox to remind you guys that the vast majority of Emergency Medical Services workers in the United States are actually VOLUNTEERS, and this often hits rural communities especially hard
Rural areas in the eclipse path have been declaring States of Emergencie because they will suddenly have 10,000 visitors but still only 2 firefighters and no health facilities. It's not because they think it's the rapture.
THE SUN IS GOING AWAY
HOW DO WE KNOW IT WILL COME BACK
HOW DO WE KNOW IT WILL COME BACK
April 8, 2024 at 11:40 AM
yes! I would also like to get up on my favorite soapbox to remind you guys that the vast majority of Emergency Medical Services workers in the United States are actually VOLUNTEERS, and this often hits rural communities especially hard
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today’s Rare Disease Week Not-So-Fun Fact:
did you know that about 95% of rare diseases do NOT have an FDA-approved treatment?
did you know that about 95% of rare diseases do NOT have an FDA-approved treatment?
February 27, 2024 at 3:28 PM
today’s Rare Disease Week Not-So-Fun Fact:
did you know that about 95% of rare diseases do NOT have an FDA-approved treatment?
did you know that about 95% of rare diseases do NOT have an FDA-approved treatment?
Big #healthpolicy news. New York’s 1115 Medicaid waiver was approved. Lots of SDOH components.
www.medicaid.gov/sites/defaul...
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January 9, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Big #healthpolicy news. New York’s 1115 Medicaid waiver was approved. Lots of SDOH components.
www.medicaid.gov/sites/defaul...
www.medicaid.gov/sites/defaul...
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Mickey Mouse is now public domain on the east coast of the US.
January 1, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Mickey Mouse is now public domain on the east coast of the US.
I bet Djimon Hounsou kinda would like to just play a lawyer or a grumpy cop or something
December 27, 2023 at 4:26 AM
I bet Djimon Hounsou kinda would like to just play a lawyer or a grumpy cop or something