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Learn how hospital and health system leaders such as Karen Murphy, R.N., executive vice president, chief innovation officer and founding director of Geisinger’s Steele Institute for Healthcare Innovation, are applying digital technologies to increase efficiency, support clinical decision-making and…
President Biden directed federal agencies to take certain actions to remove barriers to sharing cyber threat information with the private sector, enhance security in the software supply chain and better detect cyber incidents on federal networks.
Adopting the advice of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last night recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12 to 15, paving the way for providers to begin vaccinating them immediately.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its interim guidance stating that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, indoors or outdoors.
The Circle of Life Awards each year recognize and celebrate innovation in palliative and end-of-life care.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra swore in Andrea Palm as deputy secretary. Confirmed by the Senate yesterday, Palm previously served as secretary-designee of Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services and in several leadership roles at HHS during the Obama-Biden administration.
The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded states and territories $40 million in emergency funding from the American Rescue Plan Act for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, which provides voluntary home visits to improve maternal and child health for…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for administration in adolescents ages 12 to 15.
Seventy-nine representatives urged Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to take a number of actions related to the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund.
State and local governments can apply through July 6 for grants of up to $125,000 each to develop multi-sector plans to address social determinants of health to improve chronic disease outcomes in populations experiencing health disparities and inequities, the Centers for Disease Control and…