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NCCS supports two final rules issued by CMS, ONC for EHR incentive programs

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship announced its support of the two final rules issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology for the electronic health record incentive programs at a briefing hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today.

14 Jul 2010

No World Borders sponsors Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange conference

No World Borders, Inc., a leading health care IT and management consulting firm, today announced that it is a sponsor of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) conference in Fairfax, today through July 15, 2010.

14 Jul 2010

Susceptibility to Behcet's disease associated with genes involved in body's immune response

Researchers with the National Institutes of Health have found susceptibility to Behcet's disease, a painful, inflammatory condition, to be associated with genes involved in the body's immune response.

14 Jul 2010

HHS grants seek to encourage health care workforce diversity

The Washington Post: "It is a sign of the economic times: Nursing students at Howard University work part-time jobs and still cannot keep up with tuition. … At the start of the month, the game changed. Howard received $1.5 million from the Obama administration to train student nurses and others in sciences such as radiology and occupational therapy.

14 Jul 2010

ACRO releases statement regarding proposed privacy rule from HHS

The Association of Clinical Research Organization is pleased that the proposed privacy rule from Department of Health and Human Services strikes an appropriate balance between the critical needs of researchers for access to health information and the desire to protect the privacy of individual's health records.

14 Jul 2010

Emergent awarded $107M HHS BARDA contract to develop large-scale manufacturing of BioThrax

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced today that it has signed a contract valued at up to $107 million with the Office of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to develop and obtain regulatory approval for large-scale manufacturing of BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed) in Building 55. Building 55 is the company's large-scale state-of-the-art vaccine manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan.

14 Jul 2010

K-V announces resubmission to FDA's Complete Response action letter for Gestiva

K-V Pharmaceutical Company, a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has been informed by Hologic, Inc. that a resubmission to the FDA's Complete Response action letter received in January 2009 has been submitted for Gestiva™ (hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection), 250 mg/mL.

14 Jul 2010

Emergent BioSolutions hosts forum to raise global awareness of the importance of biopreparedness

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is hosting "Bioterrorism Prevention, Preparedness and Response," a forum organized for members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly to raise global awareness of the importance of biopreparedness.

13 Jul 2010

Deaf, hard of hearing individuals to be provided equal access at N.Y. nursing and rehabilitation facility

Under an agreement announced today by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing will be provided equal access to a nursing and rehabilitation facility in New York State and will be provided interpretation services when necessary for effective communication.

13 Jul 2010

IAS, NIDA announce recipients of second annual joint research fellowships

The International AIDS Society (IAS) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) today announced the recipients of their second annual joint research fellowships. Recipients of the prestigious awards will receive US$75,000 each to advance the scientific understanding of the linkage between illicit drug use and HIV, while fostering multinational research.

13 Jul 2010

TLR7, TLR9 proteins could be culprit behind lupus patients' resistance to steroid treatments: Scientists

Two immune system proteins could be the culprit behind many lupus patients' resistance to widely used steroid treatments, scientists with the Baylor Research Institute in Dallas announced today. It is estimated that more than 5 million people suffer from lupus worldwide.

13 Jul 2010

Telemedicine plays important role in providing access to care for Medi-Cal members

According to US Department of Health and Human Services, compared with urban Americans, rural residents have higher poverty rates, have fewer doctors, hospitals, and other health resources, and face more difficulty getting to health services. Beginning 2014, when health care reform becomes effective, an estimated 2.4 million Californians will be newly-eligible for Medi-Cal.

13 Jul 2010

Texas doctors bristle at Medicaid cuts as Congress to consider extending funds; State pinpoints high prescribing docs

Despite states' warnings that they will face massive budget cuts without help from Washington, Congress has not yet moved to provide $24.2 billion in additional Medicaid funding that many statehouses had anticipated would be included in a failed June bill, American Medical News reports. "Lawmakers return to Washington from their Independence Day break on July 12, but Democratic leaders have not offered a clear path forward on the issue" (Trapp, 7/12).

13 Jul 2010

Obama administration prepares to announce first national HIV strategy

Kaiser Health News: "Federal officials plan to announce Tuesday a national strategy designed to ramp up and better coordinate the government's attack on the country's HIV/AIDS epidemic." Many HIV/AIDS advocates "say many more resources need to be committed to fight the disease, especially considering it doesn't get the attention it once did.

12 Jul 2010

Brand-Nu Laboratories adds Chlophedianol Hydrochloride to API line

Brand-Nu Laboratories, a leading US-based high purity chemical manufacturer and distributor, has introduced Chlophedianol Hydrochloride, also known as Clofedanol Hydrochloride JP, to its product portfolio of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).

12 Jul 2010

Iowa HITREC selects Greenway's PrimeSuite EHR solution for statewide deployment

The Iowa Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (HITREC) has selected Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., provider of the single-database, integrated electronic health record (EHR), practice management and interoperability solution PrimeSuite®, as a preferred EHR solution for its statewide deployment program within the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) REC healthcare grant program.

12 Jul 2010

athenaClinicals Version 10.6 receives CCHIT's EHR technology, preliminary IFR Stage 1 certification

athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of web-based practice management, electronic health record, and patient communication services to medical groups, today announced that the latest version of its web-based EHR service, athenaClinicalsSM Version 10.6, has been inspected by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®) and is certified EHR technology, IFR Stage 1, preliminarily meeting 24 of 24 requirements for Eligible Providers published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the Interim Final Rule.

12 Jul 2010

Federal food safety agencies commended for supporting Food Safety Working Group

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius today commended federal food safety agencies for their accomplishments supporting the charge of President Obama's Food Safety Working Group, which advises the President on how to upgrade the U.S. food safety system for the 21st century.

12 Jul 2010

GOP questions Berwick's ties to industry

The Hill reports that Republicans are charging the Obama administration with evading questions on Dr. Donald Berwick's ties to the health care industry. President Barack Obama used a recess appointment this week to install Berwick as head of the agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid after key Republicans had raised concerns about Berwick's views.

12 Jul 2010

Sebelius pushing insurance companies to help get more Americans covered

In an interview with Reuters, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius "said she is pushing [insurance] companies to help people gain insurance in the gap between now and 2014. That is when the healthcare law President Barack Obama signed in March mandates extensive changes. Sebelius struck a cooperative tone after publicly chastising insurers for high rate hikes ... and after repeatedly calling them to the White House for highly publicized talks. A more congenial relationship with insurers could help keep the major overhaul of the healthcare system on track and loosen strained relations between Democrats and big business ahead of the November midterm elections" (Richwine, 7/8).

9 Jul 2010

Health and Human Services News and Research

NCCS supports two final rules issued by CMS, ONC for EHR incentive programs

No World Borders sponsors Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange conference

Susceptibility to Behcet's disease associated with genes involved in body's immune response

HHS grants seek to encourage health care workforce diversity

ACRO releases statement regarding proposed privacy rule from HHS

Emergent awarded $107M HHS BARDA contract to develop large-scale manufacturing of BioThrax

K-V announces resubmission to FDA's Complete Response action letter for Gestiva

Emergent BioSolutions hosts forum to raise global awareness of the importance of biopreparedness

Deaf, hard of hearing individuals to be provided equal access at N.Y. nursing and rehabilitation facility

IAS, NIDA announce recipients of second annual joint research fellowships

TLR7, TLR9 proteins could be culprit behind lupus patients' resistance to steroid treatments: Scientists

Telemedicine plays important role in providing access to care for Medi-Cal members

Texas doctors bristle at Medicaid cuts as Congress to consider extending funds; State pinpoints high prescribing docs

Obama administration prepares to announce first national HIV strategy

Brand-Nu Laboratories adds Chlophedianol Hydrochloride to API line

Iowa HITREC selects Greenway's PrimeSuite EHR solution for statewide deployment

athenaClinicals Version 10.6 receives CCHIT's EHR technology, preliminary IFR Stage 1 certification

Federal food safety agencies commended for supporting Food Safety Working Group

GOP questions Berwick's ties to industry

Sebelius pushing insurance companies to help get more Americans covered

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