HHS Reports Progress on President Trump’s ‘Advancing American Kidney Health’ Initiative

18. August 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), released a report describing the progress made over the past year since President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order launching the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative.  This initiative set forth specific action steps to ...

Trump Administration Collaborates with McKesson for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

15. August 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Under the leadership of President Trump, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD), in support of Operation Warp Speed (OWS) announced today that McKesson Corporation will be a central distributor of future COVID-19 vaccines and related supplies needed to administer the pandemic vaccinations. “Today’s announcement puts another building ...

Trump Administration to Begin Distributing $1.4 Billion in Relief Funds to Certain Children’s Hospitals

15. August 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, under the leadership of President Trump, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is announcing an additional $1.4 billion in targeted distribution funding to almost 80 free-standing children’s hospitals nationwide. As the healthcare system continues to grapple with the financial hardships caused by the ...