Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded approximately $117 million to expand access to HIV care, treatment, medication, and prevention services. This investment is a critical component of the Administration’s Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (EHE) initiative, which aims to ...
As part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen the relationship between patients and their doctors, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued the Strategy on Reducing Regulatory and Administrative Burden Relating to the Use of Health IT and EHRs. This report describes examples of electronic health record (EHR) related burden, as ...
As part of the rapid global response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will use an existing partnership with Janssen Research & Development, part of Johnson & Johnson, to help develop treatments for coronavirus infections. The Biomedical ...
Racing to develop a vaccine against the 2019 novel coronavirus, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has engaged Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines global business unit of Sanofi. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a component of ASPR, will provide expertise and reallocated ...
U.S. hospitals saw a 40 percent increase in the rate of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with sepsis over the past seven years, and in just 2018 had an estimated cost to Medicare of more than $41.5 billion according to an unprecedented study by researchers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Sepsis is a ...
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the standup of the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) Program Management Office (PMO) to support the budget, finance, contracting, technical services, and governance activities for the department’s EIS contract. HHS Assistant Secretary for Administration Scott W. Rowell issued the following statement: “Today’s event represents months ...
To expedite development of vaccines that protect against the 2019 novel coronavirus, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will expand an existing partnership with New Jersey-based Janssen Research & Development, part of Johnson & Johnson. Janssen and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding the release of President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2021 Budget: “President Trump’s FY 2021 Budget aims toward a future where HHS’s programs work better for the people we serve; where America’s healthcare system is affordable, personalized, puts patients in control, and treats you like ...
The Trump Administration today launched the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse website: SchoolSafety.gov. This website is a one-stop-shop of resources for Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12) administrators, educators, parents and law enforcement to use to prepare for and address various threats related to safety, security, and support in schools. President Trump established the Federal Commission on ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched the nation’s first Foundry for American Biotechnology today to produce technological solutions that help the United States protect against and respond to health security threats, enhance daily medical care, and add to the U.S. bioeconomy. This Foundry for American Biotechnology will be housed in Manchester, New ...
