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The Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance Jan. 6 on marketing submissions and lifecycle management for artificial intelligence-enabled devices.
The Louisiana Department of Health announced Jan. 6 that a patient hospitalized last month for H5N1 bird flu has died, becoming the first U.S. death from the virus. The agency said the individual contracted the virus after exposure to a combination of a backyard flock and wild birds.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Jan. 7 released a final rule banning medical bills on credit reports and prohibiting lenders from using medical information in lending decisions.
AHA鈥檚 latest social media toolkit for encouraging vaccination against the flu and COVID-19 focuses on vaccination during peak respiratory virus season. The January toolkit features messages and social media assets that hospitals and health systems can use on their channels.
In this conversation, Kristin Jacob, M.D., medical director of the Office of Physician and APP Fulfillment at Corewell Health West, discusses the organization鈥檚 foundation for well-being strategies, the successes they鈥檝e had in reducing provider burnout and the vital importance of 鈥渃hange agents鈥濃
The Department of Health and Human Services Jan. 3 announced it is awarding approximately $306 million to support the federal government鈥檚 H5N1 bird flu response.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Jan. 6 announced the 15 participants for its state Transforming Maternal Health Model: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Washington, D.C., Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, West Virginia鈥
The Food and Drug Administration Dec. 31 released an alert highlighting a Baxter letter that recommended health care providers not use certain lots of Solution Sets with Duo-Vent Spikes due to a potentially high-risk issue.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 20 announced a record 16.6 million individuals have signed up for federal Health Insurance Marketplace coverage that begins Jan. 1.
The official platform for Settlement Class Members in the Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust litigation is now available to providers and facilities.