Fact Sheet: Celebrating Earth Day 2022
A snapshot of climate and health equity activities across HHS in honor of Earth Day. Powered by WPeMatico
CMS Proposes Updates to Reduce Barriers to Coverage, Simplify Medicare Enrollment and Expand Access
CMS issued a proposed rule to update enrollment and eligibility rules to make it easier for people to enroll in Medicare and eliminate delays in coverage. Powered by WPeMatico
Statement on the Swearing-In of January Contreras as Assistant Secretary at the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Thursday, April 21, 2022, following bipartisan confirmation by the U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra Powered by WPeMatico
I Testified Against a Colleague
(MedPage Today) — Some may think I am a traitor. I testified against one of my colleagues. And his employment was terminated. It feels terrible. The type of gut-wrenching terrible that baits my tears and steals my sleep. I find myself rehashing… Powered by WPeMatico
EHR study finds wearing dentures could hurt overall nutrition
Researchers linked patient records with the lab values of nutritional biomarkers to examine potential connections among the data. Powered by WPeMatico
Can tech help patients only have to tell their story once?
A communications technology expert discusses the fragmented processes patients endure getting in touch with a provider, and what she sees as solutions to the problems. Powered by WPeMatico
Northwell to expand virtual care offerings through Teladoc partnership
The companies say the platform will allow patients at New York’s largest healthcare provider to access a broad spectrum of clinical services. Powered by WPeMatico
HHS Launches Pledge Initiative to Mobilize Health Care Sector to Reduce Emissions
HHS, in partnership with the White House, is calling on health care stakeholders to tackle the climate crisis through new initiative aimed at reducing emissions Powered by WPeMatico
Ethics Consult: Allow Co-Ed Hospital Room? MD/JD Weighs In
(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
A New Patient Safety Metric: Health System Sustainability
(MedPage Today) — A patient comes into the hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis and starts on intravenous fluids and insulin. But the care team accidentally administers twice the amount of insulin. When a drug is given incorrectly, there is no… Powered by WPeMatico