North Carolina taps Phreesia to help with social determinants of health

11. September 2019 Health 0
As part of its Healthy Opportunities Initiative, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has enlisted Phreesia to help health systems statewide learn more about their patients’ social determinants of health. WHY IT MATTERS Phreesia, patient intake platform is able to screen patients for unmet social and environmental needs that could be adversely ...

HHS Awards $9 Million to Develop New Models to Improve Obstetrics Care in Rural Communities

11. September 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded nearly $9 million to launch the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) program. Recipients from three states, Missouri, New Mexico and Texas, will receive up to $600,000 in a planning year and up to $800,000 ...

HHS Announces Health IT Awardees Focused on Innovative Interoperability Solutions

11. September 2019 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 under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology (LEAP in Health IT) funding opportunity. The LEAP in Health IT awardees play a critical role in advancing the development and use ...