Prepared Remarks from HHS Media Call with CDC Director Redfield and CIO Arrieta on COVID-19 Data Collection

16. July 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
On Wednesday, July 15, CDC Director Robert Redfield and HHS Chief Information Officer Jose Arrieta provided an update for members of the media on HHS efforts to gather and disseminate real-time hospital data on COVID-19. Below are their statements as prepared for delivery. Remarks by CDC Director Robert Redfield As prepared for delivery Thank you ...

Trump Administration Announces Initiative for More and Faster COVID-19 Testing in Nursing Homes

15. July 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, under the leadership of President Trump, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing a large-scale procurement of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -authorized rapid point-of-care diagnostic test instruments and tests to be distributed to nursing homes in COVID-19 hotspot geographic areas with the United States. This initiative is a ...