Trump Administration Uses Defense Production Act to Aid Our Most Vulnerable

21. August 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Under the leadership of President Trump, the Department of Health and Human Services leveraged the Defense Production Act (DPA) to apply priority rated orders for contracts with Becton Dickinson (BD) and Quidel Corporation. These acquisitions will fulfill a large-volume purchase of diagnostic systems and assays for COVID-19 testing and will expedite shipments of these systems ...

HHS Awards over $35 million to Increase Access to High Quality Health Care in Rural Communities

21. August 2020 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 over $35 million to more than 50 rural organizations across 33 states as part of a sustained federal effort to increase access to high quality care in rural communities. The awards reflect investments in key areas ...

OCR Resolves Complaint with Utah After it Revised Crisis Standards of Care to Protect Against Age and Disability Discrimination

21. August 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing it has reached an early case resolution with the state of Utah after it revised its crisis standards of care (“CSC”) guidelines to ensure that such criteria do not discriminate against persons on the basis of ...

Alexei Navalny's doctors refuse to let Putin critic leave Russian hospital, say he is too unwell to be moved – CNBC

21. August 2020 HIPAA 0
Alexei Navalny’s doctors refuse to let Putin critic leave Russian hospital, say he is too unwell to be moved  CNBC Doctors fight to save life of “poisoned” Putin critic Alexei Navalny – BBC News  BBC News Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in grave but stable condition after suspected poisoning  CBS This Morning Another Putin foe is felled. The West ...

Wildfires raging through Northern California cause at least 5 deaths – Fox News

20. August 2020 HIPAA 0
Wildfires raging through Northern California cause at least 5 deaths  Fox News Watch 10800 lightning strikes spark 367 California fires from space  Mercury News California’s Prison Covid-19 Outbreak Isn’t Behind Its Firefighter Shortage  Gizmodo Bay Area Wildfires: More Structures Destroyed, Evacuations Expand  NBC Bay Area Live updates: North Bay fires grow to a combined 124,100 acres with no containment  Petaluma ...