ADM Brett P Giroir | September 18, 2018
Combatting the opioid crisis is a top priority for the Trump Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). We are making progress. Just last week we released the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data, which showed significantly more people received treatment for substance use disorder in 2017 than in 2016; this was especially true for those with heroin-related opioid use disorders. In addition, the number of people who initiated use of heroin in 2017 was less than half of the number in 2016.
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Andrew Gettinger | September 4, 2018
September is National Preparedness Month, which makes it the perfect time for clinicians and healthcare entities to consider what would happen if their health information technology (health IT) systems are unavailable or in some way compromised. This issue has become more important over time as healthcare is increasingly dependent on technology and a growing percentage of the workforce have never practiced without health IT and may not know what to do if their systems or information are unavailable.
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Kathryn Marchesini | August 30, 2018
Steven Posnack | August 7, 2018
Steven Posnack | July 31, 2018
Sunscreen – check.
Bathing suit – check.
Towel – check.
Comment on the Interoperability Standards Advisory – …?
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