Secretary Azar hosts call with counterparts of G7 countries on COVID-19 response

20. March 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
On Thursday, March 19, Secretary Azar hosted the latest in a series of teleconferences with counterparts from the G7 core countries. The senior officials continued their sharing of information on measures being taken to combat COVID-19, as cases increase in every G7 country. They discussed some of the similar measures that are being taken, including social ...

Secretary Azar Statement on President Trump’s Invoking the Defense Production Act

20. March 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
On Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act and delegating to the Secretary of Health and Human Services authority, if necessary, to order the production and distribution of healthcare supplies as they are most needed. HHS Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement: “HHS has been working since January with ...