(MedPage Today) — The COVID-19 pandemic was a double-edged sword for patient engagement. For some, the inability to access traditional, brick-and-mortar healthcare opened their minds to virtual solutions and helped them get more acutely involved… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Welcome to Ethics Consult — an opportunity to discuss, debate (respectfully), and learn together. We select an ethical dilemma from a true, but anonymized, patient care case, and then we provide an expert’s commentary. Last… Powered by WPeMatico
HHS, through SAMHSA, is announcing a State Opioid Response grant funding opportunity that will provide nearly $1.5 billion to states and territories. Powered by WPeMatico
Statement from HHS Secretary Becerra on FDA and CDC expanding eligibility for a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to children 5 through 11. Powered by WPeMatico
This morning in Berlin, ahead of G7 meetings for health ministers, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for COVID-19 after taking a PCR test. Powered by WPeMatico
The new virtual care program will provide medication management, patient education and treatment for a variety of mental illnesses. Powered by WPeMatico
Nearly half of providers who saw an alternative with a savings opportunity made a switch to that lower-cost option, and the health system has achieved a 98.3% success rate in prescription transactions between PBMs and its Epic EHR. Powered by WPeMatico