Washington Report Articles
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new security risk assessment (SRA) tool to assist healthcare providers in small- to medium-sized offices oversee risk assessments of their facilities.
The U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services establisheda network of five clinical research organizations aimed to design and conduct clinical studies required to develop medical countermeasures, including vaccines, drugs and diagnostic tests, that can help protect Americans against bioterrorism, pandemic influenza and other widespread health emergencies.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has delayed the new “two midnight” rule for Medicare hospital admissions until after Sept. 30, 2014.
U.S. Health and Human Services announced $150 million in awards will be issued under the Affordable Care Act to support new full-time healthcenter delivery sites across the nation.
The U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services announced $55.5 million in grants to support training for health professionals and bolster the size of the nation’s healthcare workforce.
Insurers that want to sell plans through the federal exchanges for 2015 would have to do more to ensure members have access to an adequate network of providers.
The U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ruled in February that laboratories are allowed to give patients or their designated representative a means of direct access to the patients’ completed test reports upon their request.
The success of the newly operational state health insurance exchanges depends heavily on insuring healthy, young adults to balance the risk of covering older, less healthy consumers.
In September 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded $3.5 million in grants to enhance the availability and development of medical devices for children.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its final decision on a coverage policy that will limit patient access to beta-amyloid positron emissiontomography imaging.
The Drug Quality and Security Act (H.R. 3204) that provides uniform, nationwide standards for both pharmacy compounding and drug tracking was enacted into law in November.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recognized more than 900 Champions for Coverage organizations nationwide in September.
