By Sarai Rodriguez
June 09, 2023 – Evara Health is among the recipients of a $65 million HHS funding initiative, supporting underserved communities in creating innovative approaches to reduce Black maternal health disparities.
Florida-based Evara Health secured…
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The impact of clinician burnout has been a top story for years, heightened by the extra stress and burden of the pandemic, costing the U.S. healthcare system about $4.6 billion annually. And, by some estimates, 47%…
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PrimaryOne Health is a federally qualified health center located in Central Ohio and is one of the largest FQHCs in the state.PrimaryOne Health provides comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services in accordance with the…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the nonprofit organization Baby2Baby have partnered to distribute 3,000 newborn supply kits to new mothers in Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico. The kits include…
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) has urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to finalize its proposed “commonsense” amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to support reproductive…
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There are new cybersecurity tools for protecting patient safety that every healthcare organization should know about. In this video, two leaders in the field discuss two recent initiatives: The Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study, co-led…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
May 12, 2023 – In a case that shines a spotlight on patient discrimination, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reached a settlement…
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The U.S. DEA and HHS have extended telemedicine flexibilities for controlled medication prescriptions, initially granted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension, lasting six months until November 2023, allows virtual prescribing and promises a grace…
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This past week, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it would temporarily extend telemedicine flexibilities for the prescription of certain controlled medications granted under the COVID-19 Public…
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The COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends on Thursday, May 11, and with it comes an array of policy and procedural changes nationwide. How should health IT leaders be thinking about the end of…
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