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HHS partners to develop faster tests to identify bacterial infections
HHS' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response yesterday announced a $9.3 million contract to develop a test that could help hospital and commercial laboratories speed diagnosis of bacterial infections and determine the best antibiotics to treat them.
House passes bills to promote access to drug price data
The House of Representatives yesterday passed two bills that would prohibit health plans from restricting a pharmacist’s ability to inform enrollees when a drug would cost less without using their insurance.
Senate hearing examines rural health care challenges, solutions
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security yesterday held a hearing to examine health care experiences and costs in rural America.
House, Senate negotiators release final opioid package
Bipartisan leaders from committees of jurisdiction in the House and Senate yesterday reached agreement on the final provisions of the Opioid Crisis Response Act.
Drug price spikes continue to far outnumber cost cuts
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Northwell Health takes cafeteria cues from a Michelin-starred chef; you may have diabetes and not know it; and a new public safety crisis across the country.
West Tennessee Healthcare collaborative improves behavioral health patients’ access to care, reduces stigma
Successful collaborative took third place in the inaugural AHA Innovation Challenge.
Workshop on health system interventions to prevent firearm injuries, deaths
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice will host a workshop Oct. 17-18 in Washington, D.C., on health system interventions to prevent firearm injury and death.
SAMHSA awards tribal grants to combat opioid overdoses
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration this week awarded American Indian and Alaska Native tribes $50 million in grants to combat opioid overdoses.
HHS awards grants to pilot test regional disaster health response system
The Department of Health and Human Services today awarded Hospital Preparedness Program grants to Nebraska Medicine in Omaha and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston to conduct pilot projects to demonstrate the potential effectiveness and viability of a Regional Disaster Health Response System.
CDC: Hospitals continue to lead field in health care worker flu vaccinations
An estimated 92 percent of hospital workers report receiving a flu vaccine for the 2017-18 flu season, compared with 75 percent of ambulatory care workers and 67 percent of long-term care workers.