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

Healthcare It News

The GeekWire report said that the startup is additionally working with hospital networks and Medicaid providers to reach patients who face challenges accessing traditional healthcare facilities and life insurance providers. The company's application walks users through tests and uploads results by Bluetooth.

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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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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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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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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.

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CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure Letter to Payors Regarding Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines Post Commercialization

Briggs Healthcare

We also wanted to send these reminders from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about COVID-19 vaccine coverage and encourage you to start planning now for the fall vaccination campaign. By law, any Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved or authorized COVID-19 vaccine is covered under Medicare Part B.