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Vendor Notebook: Salesforce extends AI to public health services, DrFirst acquires Myndshft

Healthcare It News

And DrFirst's integration with a medication management platform could speed up infusion and other medication approvals in more than 270 electronic health record systems. In the future, Reperio may offer AI-powered nurse practitioner follow-ups to remove as many barriers to healthcare access as possible, Rush said.

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Family Caregiver Services and Supports

NASHP

Medicaid is the largest source of public funding that can be leveraged to support family caregivers. States can support family caregivers through a range of Medicaid authorities and state plan amendments. Those services can include caregiver education, counseling, and training as well as adult day and respite care.

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Public Health Modernization Toolkit: Key Commitments, Priorities, and Strategies to Advance Collaboration between Public Health and Health Systems

NASHP

Funding for state and local health departments decreased 17 percent between 2009 and 2019, while experts estimate that an additional $4.5 billion per year is necessary to ensure access to basic public health services.[1] billion per year is necessary to ensure access to basic public health services.”

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Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Expires Today Information for Nebraska Providers

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS) is set to expire by the end of today, May 11. Nebraska ended its COVID-19 PHE on June 30, 2021.

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340B Court Cases

Healthcare ECONOMIST

The Public Health Service Act ( PHSA ) in 1992, created a program to allow hospitals providing care for underserved communities to be able to access discounted drugs.

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Medicare moving to reference pricing?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

These include: (i) Medicaid best price, (ii) Federal supply schedule (FSS) price, and (iii) Big Four price [i.e., price for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), DoD, the Public Health Service, and the Coast Guard] U.S.

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NASHP Public Health Modernization Learning Collaborative: Building Linkages Between Public Health and the Health Care System

NASHP

State applications may include a team of up to five members, composed of at least two senior state officials or administrators (such as state Medicaid officials, state public health agency officials, governor’s health policy leaders, legislators, local public health leads, etc.). State Team Composition.