Friday, November 11th, 2011
A new report by the Institute of Medicine calls for more oversight by public and private healthcare facilities in terms of their handling of patient data. It recommends that The Secretary of The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publish a plan within 12 months to minimize patient ...
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
New plain-language reports compare the risks and benefits of therapies for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a digestive condition that affects millions of individuals in the U.S., and can be treated with medications or surgery. The reports are from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare ...
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
US authorities have lowered the amount of money that constitutes a financial conflict and expanded the required disclosures for medical researchers. In order to manage, identify and ultimately avoid researchers' financial conflicts of interest, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued an updated Final Rule. The ...
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Raymond Johnson was due for some good news. Earlier this month, he was denied Medicaid coverage after being diagnosed with breast cancer. But he just got the call he was waiting for: South Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services is granting him coverage, after all.
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Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Raymond Johnson was due for some good news. Earlier this month, he was denied Medicaid coverage after being diagnosed with breast cancer. But he just got the call he was waiting for: South Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services is granting him coverage, after all.
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