Nurses are the cornerstone of health care delivery and as such are poised to take a lead role in forwarding the integration of behavioral care into primary care. This is… Read More
On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued recommendations to allow health care facilities to reopen to provide non-emergent health care that is not related… Read More
On April 24, 2020, President Trump signed the $484 billion Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, (House Resolution 266) to allocate additional funding for programs created by the… Read More
On April 15, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced $75 million to create a one-time disaster relief assistance fund for undocumented state residents impacted by COVID-19. The California Department of… Read More
A recent survey of medical practices found that practices report a 55% decrease in revenue and 60% decrease in health care consumer volume since the beginning of the Coronavirus Disease… Read More
In a study of 175 people in China who recovered from COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus) after experiencing mild symptoms, 8% developed no detectable antibodies in their plasma. Currently, researchers believe that… Read More
As of April 23, 2020, about 75% of correctional facilities in the United States report that their staff had adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for COVID-19, up from 60% on… Read More
The last decade has brought myriad innovations to digital technologies within the health and human services market. Health care payers and providers often turn to tech to boost access, improve… Read More
On March 17, 2020, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced that during the COVID-19 public health emergency, penalties would not be… Read More
On February 21, 2020, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Information Health Technology (ONC) issued its final strategies to reduce the… Read More