HHS Awards $16 Million to Help Primary Care Practices Address Patients’ Unhealthy Alcohol Use

23. October 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), today announced a $16 million initiative to help primary care practices increase efforts to address patients’ unhealthy alcohol use. Excessive alcohol use, which affects almost a third of adults, is the nation’s third leading cause of preventable death. ...