HHS Announces Initial Funding to Jurisdictions Supporting COVID-19 Response

05. March 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing upcoming action to provide initial resources to a limited number of state and local jurisdictions in support of our nation’s response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “State and local governments are the backbone ...

HHS to Procure N95 Respirators to Support Healthcare Workers in COVID-19 Outbreaks

05. March 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
As part of the government-wide efforts to respond to the global outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services intends to purchase 500 million N95 respirators over the next 18 months for the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). Through guaranteed orders, this acquisition encourages manufacturers to immediately increase ...

Health Mart Independent Pharmacies Donate Their Dispensing Services to HHS to Support the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative

04. March 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Health Mart today announced that more than 3,300 Health Mart independent pharmacies agreed to donate their dispensing services to support Ready, Set, PrEP, the HHS program that provides free PrEP medication to uninsured individuals. As part of that donation, Health Mart pharmacies will provide patient ...