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 ...
Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is announcing its first enforcement action and settlement in its Right of Access Initiative. Earlier this year, OCR announced this initiative promising to vigorously enforce the rights of patients to receive copies of their medical records promptly and without ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
As Hurricane Dorian makes landfall, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services remains in close coordination with federal partners to help ensure that emergency officials effectively address the needs of at-risk populations as part of disaster response. To this end, emergency responders and officials should consider adopting, ...
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced that The Sequoia Project has been awarded a cooperative agreement to serve as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE). The RCE will be responsible for developing, updating, implementing, and maintaining the Common Agreement component of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). ...
As part of ongoing preparedness efforts against biodefense threats, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will purchase smallpox vaccine, called ACAM2000, to build and replenish vaccine stored in the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) over the next decade. Under the agreement announced today, the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and ...
Following President Trump’s lead in declaring an emergency for the States of Georgia and South Carolina, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today declared a public health emergency for both states in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. The declaration gives the HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) beneficiaries and their healthcare providers and ...
