FDA Approves Combo Test for Flu, COVID-19; Alerts Providers to Medical Device Risks
On Thursday, the FDA issued an EUA for SEKISUI Diagnostics, LLC’s OSOM Flu SARS-CoV-2 Combo Home Test, a single use test intended to detect...
HHS & SAMHSA Announce $36.9 Million in Behavioral Health Funding Opportunities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a funding opportunity of $36.9 million through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health...
UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare Experiencing Cyberattack that Could Impact Health Care Providers and Patients...
Cybersecurity Advisory
Change Healthcare, which is one of the largest health care technology companies in the United States, Feb. 21 was hit with a cyberattack...
CMS Shares FAQ from November Forum on Hospice MFT and MHC Use
In November, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held an open-door forum, which discussed the new provisions allowing Marriage and Family Therapists...
Office for Civil Rights Issues Patient Visitation Rights FAQs
The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued guidance to remind hospitals and long-term care facilities...
CMS Announces New Actions to Help Hospitals Meet Obligations under EMTALA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that, together with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), it will launch a...
HHS Launches New Medicaid/CHIP Resource Hub to Help Keep People Covered
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launches a resource hub for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Below is from...
ARPA-H Launches PARADIGM Program to Improve Rural Health Outcomes
A recent press release from the U.S. Deptarment of Health and Human Services announced the launch of the Platform Accelerating Rural Access to Distributed...
CMS Accepting Applications for Medicare Residency Slots
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the distribution of the first 200 Graduate Medical Education (GME) slots out of the...
Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Supervision
Starting January 1, 2024, certain non-physician practitioners (NP, PA, CNS) are permitted to provide direct supervision for cardiac rehabilitation, intensive cardiac rehabilitation, and pulmonary...
