The Centers for Disease Control (“CDC) has just launched COVID-19 vaccine safety tool that allows COBID-19 vaccine recipients report post vaccination status. V-safe is a smartphone-based tool that helps monitor vaccine safety by allowing users […]
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Essential Steps Everyone Should Take To Prepare For A COVID-19 Or Other Health Emergency
These Steps Are Essential Preparations Needed To Respond To A COVID-19 Or Other Medical Emergency Simply Steps Every Person Should Take To Prepare To Respond To A COVID-19 Or Other Medical Emergency
OCR Says “No” To Widely Used COVID-19 Practice Of Allocating Respirators & Other Scarce COVID-19 Care Based On Pre-Existing Medical Conditions
OCR Says Widely Used COVID-19 Practice Of Allocating Respirators & Other Scarce COVID-19 Care Based On Pre-Existing Medical Conditions Violates Civil Rights Laws
CDC COVID-19 Death Certificate Training at 2 PM Eastern Today
Healthcare providers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) is presenting free heath care provider training on “Guidance for Certifying Deaths Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)” today (April 16, 2020) at 2pm ET. […]
Hear 4/15 Briefing On New ONC Health IT Funding Opportunities kip
Learn about new funding opportunities for projects to develop or test health data functionalities to support clinical care, research, and improved health care outcomes in a special briefing tomorrow (April 15, 2020) at 1:30 p.m. Eastern,
Check Your Immunizations To Celebrate 2019 National Infant Immunization Week Celebration
Check your immunizations this week!
How To Dispose Of Unused Medications Safely
Safely disposing of unused medication is critical to avoid medication errors in the patient’s home without facilitating others abuse or contaminating the environment. Many Americans have unused prescriptions in their homes. Over-prescribed, adverse effects and […]
Boost Your Family’s Healthcare Toolkit By Collecting Your Family Medical History
Knowing your family medical history can be an important tool to help you and your family predict and manage disease risks. A family medical history is a record of health information about a person and […]
Better Patient Tracking & Reporting of Symptoms Promotes Better Care
A physician explains that patient reporting and discussion of symptoms with their physician is a critical component of the diagnosis process.
HHS Unfetters State Family Planning Regulations
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to State Medicaid Directors rescinding 2016 guidance that specifically restricted states’ ability to take certain actions against […]
PROJECT COPE: COALITION ON PATIENT EMPOWERMENT 