Federal, local efforts closely coordinated to care for Hurricane Maria survivors

07. October 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
As part of the Trump Administration’s government-wide response efforts to help those affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) personnel, territory officials and community-based organization representatives today launched an effort to visit elder care facilities in each of the 78 municipalities throughout ...

Assistant Secretary McCance-Katz Meets with Innovators to Discuss Solutions to Opioid Crisis

07. October 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
On Thursday, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz on behalf of Acting Secretary Don Wright, M.D., MPH, hosted a listening session at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with innovators from the pain and addiction treatment space to discuss how the Trump Administration and HHS can better address ...

Trump Administration Issues Rules Protecting the Conscience Rights of All Americans

07. October 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor are announcing two companion interim final rules that provide conscience protections to Americans who have a religious or moral objection to paying for health insurance that covers contraceptive/abortifacient services. Obamacare-compliant health insurance plans are required to cover “preventive services,” a term defined through regulation. Under ...

US Tried to Kill North Korea's Kim Jong Un in May, According to North Korea

06. October 2017 HIPAA, Top Stories 0
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