Articles Tagged With: HHS
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Summary of HHS Guidance on Provider Relief Fund Compliance
The reporting requirements for the Provider Relief Fund should not be a surprise to healthcare organizations. “Free” money usually comes with a lot of strings attached.
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HHS Releases Latest Edition
of ‘Healthy People’Decade-long plan addresses critical public health concerns such as opioid addiction and youth e-cigarette use.
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Trump Admin Targets Rural Healthcare Disparities
Telehealth expansion, innovative reimbursement model aim to help patients and providers in smaller communities.
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Report Calls on Congress to Take Lead on Surprise Billing
States have led the way on issue, but HHS posits the need for uniform federal solution.
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SAMHSA Amends Key Regulation
Feds aim to improve care coordination for substance use disorders while maintaining patient confidentiality.
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Court Rejects Challenge to Federal Price Transparency Rule
Plaintiffs announced intention to appeal decision.
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Shipments of Remdesivir Begin Arriving at U.S. Hospitals
HHS requests facilities submit weekly data to facilitate distribution of the COVID-19 therapeutic.
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Trump Uses Defense Production Act to Speed Medical Supply Production
Administration invokes Cold War-era authorization to allow American industry to close gap on shortages.
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Diabetes in Pediatric ED Patients
Emergency medicine providers commonly will encounter children with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, the incidence of both is increasing, and the acute care provider must be able to recognize the subtle and dramatic presentations of both diseases. Early recognition and management of both the disease and its complications — diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, and cerebral edema — are critical to ensure an optimal outcome.
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HHS Launches HIV Prevention Medication Program
Agency offers pre-exposure prophylaxis to those at risk for HIV but who do not have prescription insurance coverage.