HHS partners to develop first intranasal treatment for cyanide poisoning

19. September 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The first intranasal (nose spray) treatment for the life-threatening effects of cyanide poisoning will be developed under an agreement between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Emergent BioSolutions of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Cyanide could be used as a chemical weapon against the United ...

Hurricane Maria Heads Toward Puerto Rico As A Major Storm

19. September 2017 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
Hurricane Maria Heads Toward Puerto Rico As A Major Storm  NPR Hurricane Maria: British overseas territories warned  BBC News Hurricane Maria pummels Dominica, barrels toward US Virgin Islands  AOL Dominica PM: Hurricane Maria ‘devastates’ island  CNN Hurricane Maria Devastates Dominica on Path to Puerto Rico  NBCNews.com Full coverage Powered by WPeMatico

HHS activates program to reimburse hospitals caring for patients evacuated following Hurricane Irma

18. September 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
As part of the Trump Administration’s government-wide efforts to provide relief to those affected by Hurricane Irma, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) activated a program to help hospitals and medical facilities providing care to people affected by Irma. This is the first time HHS has activated the program in response to ...

More than 80 arrested as riot police break up St. Louis protest over officer's acquittal

17. September 2017 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
More than 80 arrested as riot police break up St. Louis protest over officer’s acquittal  Reuters More Violence Marks Protests in St. Louis Over Ex-Officer’s Acquittal  NBCNews.com Cops arrest 80 in third night of St. Louis unrest after cop’s acquittal  New York Daily News Police report arrests in 3rd night of demonstrations  ABC News Messenger: As St. Louis awaits ...

Hurricane Maria is following Irma's path and getting stronger

17. September 2017 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
Hurricane Maria is following Irma’s path and getting stronger  CNN Hurricane Maria to become major storm near Caribbean islands  BBC News Hurricane Maria Takes Aim at Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands  NBCNews.com Now It’s Hurricane Maria, and Caribbean Braces for New Hit  New York Times Hurricane Jose is stronger than expected; Tropical Storm Maria expected to become a hurricane  Naples Daily ...

Emmys cast President Trump in key supporting role

17. September 2017 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
Emmys cast President Trump in key supporting role  CNN Fear Not, ‘Westworld’ Fans: Season 2 is Primed to Dominate the Emmys — Even Against ‘Game of Thrones’  IndieWire Deadline’s Emmy Awards Live Blog  Deadline (blog) Emmys bear the Colbert stamp: Genial, pointed, exuberant and a little outrageous  Los Angeles Times Stephen Colbert and Chance the Rapper Crushed Trump in ...

How The Handmaid's Tale Changed the Game for Hulu

17. September 2017 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
How The Handmaid’s Tale Changed the Game for Hulu  Vulture Emmys 2017: The Handmaid’s Tale and Big Little Lies the main winners  BBC News Emmy Analysis: Hulu Breaks Through As Women Make Strides  Deadline Emmy Awards reflect TV’s new world order  Los Angeles Times Emmys Review: Sleek, Sincere, but We’ve Still Got a Long Way to Go  Variety Full coverage ...

HHS commits $144.1 million in additional funding for opioid crisis

16. September 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded an additional $144.1 million in grants to prevent and treat opioid addiction in support of President Trump’s commitment to combat the opioid crisis. The grants will be administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). “Those supporting prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts ...

HRSA awards $200 million to health centers nationwide to tackle mental health and fight the opioid overdose crisis

15. September 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded more than $200 million to 1,178 health centers and 13 rural health organizations in every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin to increase access to substance abuse and mental health services. “No corner of our country, from ...