Readout of Secretary Azar’s Second Day at the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly

27. September 2018 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
On Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar began his second day in New York City at the first-ever United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB). First he spoke at PATH, a Panorama and UN Foundation that reflects on the global community’s efforts to stem recent infectious disease ...

Readout of Secretary Azar’s First Day at the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly

27. September 2018 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Yesterday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar traveled to New York City to participate in the first-ever United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB), convened by the UNGA at its 73rd session. Secretary Azar participated in several bilateral meetings. He met with Health Minister Jane Aceng of Uganda where ...

HHS awards $50 million to assist American Indian and Alaska Native tribal efforts combating the opioid overdose epidemic

27. September 2018 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The Department of Health & Human Service’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded grants of about $50 million to American Indian and Alaska Native tribes Tuesday to strengthen their efforts to combat the opioid overdose epidemic. The Tribal Opioid Response grant program aims to address the opioid overdose epidemic in tribal ...

HHS Announces LEAP in Health IT Winner

27. September 2018 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced two awards totaling nearly $2 million in funding over two years to two awardees under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) funding opportunity. The LEAP in Health IT ...