Announcing the September Health+ SCD Healthathon
By Maia Laing & Michael Crawford – HHS and Howard are hosting the September Health+ Sickle Cell Disease Healthathon to foster innovative and data driven solutions for sickle cell disease care.
From the Desk of Matt Fisher – ICYMI
From our host of Healthcare de Jure – Matt Fisher is a Partner with Mirick O’Connell and the chair of the firm’s Health Law Group. When he is not practicing law, interviewing someone on his radio show. or parenting, he is penning thoughtful posts on healthcare. ICYMI we have you covered.
COVID Testing Choke Points
By Hannah Norman – In some ways, the nation’s COVID testing system is like a game of Jenga: When one piece falters, the entire tower collapses. Take Sacramento County, home to 1.5 million people and California’s capital. Coronavirus cases started surging in late June.
COVID-19 News and Views from the NIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives. Here are some excerpts from the latest blog posts.
Q&A: COVID 19: Testing, Reimbursement, and Provider Relief Funds
By Catherine Short – Emily A. Johnson and Courtney Tito, Members, at McDonald Hopkins LLC recently presented the webinar “COVID 19: Testing, Reimbursement, and Provider Relief Funds.” Emily and Courtney returned to answer many commonly asked questions from the webinar.
‘An Arm and a Leg’: Financial Self-Defense School Is Now in Session
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, ‘An Arm And A Leg’, This week, When you need medical care, it can be a lot like entering a casino — playing for your financial life with the deck stacked against you.
News You Can Use – Information Blocking and Data Sharing
This months episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of July.
America’s Obesity Epidemic Threatens Effectiveness of Any COVID Vaccine
By Sarah Varney – For a world crippled by the coronavirus, salvation hinges on a vaccine. But in the United States, where at least 4.6 million people have been infected and over 155,000 have died, the promise of that vaccine is hampered by a vexing epidemic that long preceded COVID-19: obesity.
Recent Guidance on Contacting COVID-19 Patients for Blood Donations
By Rita Bowen – The OCR at the US Department of Health and Human Services recently issued guidance on how providers can contact former COVID-19 patients regarding opportunities for blood and plasma donations. Though healthcare providers can use PHI to identify and contact previous patients, specific guidelines should be followed.
Supporting Health IT for the Pediatric Care Continuum
By Samantha Meklir & Al Taylor – Over the past decade, ONC has worked with health IT developers, standards development organizations, healthcare providers, patient advocates, HIE administrators, state public health agencies, and other stakeholders to advance an interoperable health IT infrastructure across the country.
Navigating your Virtual Workplace: Expert Insights from Carolyn Jarschke
As HCAA Members navigate healthcare’s new normal, HCAA interviewed a few experts on how they’ve overcome business challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. This feature highlights Carolyn Jarschke, President and CEO of QVI Risk Solutions, where she discusses the importance of expressing empathy in this volatile market.
The Importance of Liberating Immunization Data
By James Daniel – Of all of the public health initiatives I have worked on, the Immunization Gateway, IZ (‘eye-zee’) Gateway for short, has proven to be the most innovative project to improve public health. Indeed, this project won the Technology Trailblazer – InnovateIT award from the AFCEA Bethesda chapter in 2016.
