HHS Secretary Azar Declares Public Health Emergency for North Carolina Due to Hurricane Dorian

05. September 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today declared a public health emergency (PHE) for North Carolina in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, following President Trump’s declaration of an emergency for the state. The declaration gives the HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) beneficiaries and their healthcare providers and suppliers greater flexibility in meeting ...

CDC Overdose Data to Action Funding

05. September 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
State/Territory/City/County Recipient Name Award Amounts Alabama Alabama Department of Public Health $ 3,718,433 Alaska Alaska Department of Health & Social Services $ 3,633,274 Allegheny County, PA Allegheny County Health Department (PA) $ 5,157,865 Arizona Arizona Department of Health Services $ 5,723,310 Arkansas Arkansas Department of Health $ 3,517,401 Baltimore County, MD Baltimore County Department of ...

Trump Administration Announces $1.8 Billion in Funding to States to Continue Combating Opioid Crisis

05. September 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced more than $1.8 billion in funding to states to continue the Trump administration’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis by expanding access to treatment and supporting near real-time data on the drug overdose crisis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced more than ...

State Opioid Response Grants by State

05. September 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
  SOR Year 1 SOR Supplement SOR Year 2 TOTAL Alabama $13,744,136.00 $7,174,439.00 $13,744,136.00 $34,662,711.00 Alaska $4,027,823.00 $2,102,524.00 $4,027,823.00 $10,158,170.00 American Samoa $250,000.00 $130,500.00 $250,000.00 $630,500.00 Arizona $20,269,303.00 $10,580,576.00 $20,269,303.00 $51,119,182.00 Arkansas $5,171,376.00 $2,699,458.00 $5,171,376.00 $13,042,210.00 California $69,841,479.00 $36,457,252.00 $69,841,479.00 $176,140,210.00 Colorado $15,093,156.00 $7,878,627.00 $15,093,156.00 $38,064,939.00 Connecticut $11,129,713.00 $5,809,710.00 $11,129,713.00 $28,069,136.00 Delaware $12,594,583.00 $6,574,372.00 $12,594,583.00 ...