Sally Howard Named FDA Policy Deputy Commissioner
Sally Howard
Sally Howard, chief of staff at the Department of Health and Human Services for two years, will move over to the Food and Drug Administration and serve as deputy policy ...
HHS Pushing Employee-Led Innovation Projects; Bryan Sivak Comments
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has set aside seed money for pushing employee-led innovation projects aimed to promote the agency’s policies and priorities, Information ...
House Oversight Panel: Many IG Recommendations Not Implemented
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will release a report Tuesday outlining how many agencies are not implementing recommendations from inspectors general on potential ...
Watchdog: Misreported Federal Funds Exceeding $1T
A watchdog organization has found the federal government misreported $1.55 trillion in grants during fiscal year 2011, an increase over the nearly $1.3 trillion for fiscal 2010.
According ...
HHS Announces New $1.5B Insurance Exchange Funding Round
The Department of Health and Human Services is awarding 11 states $1.5 billion in grants to continue developing health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, HHS said Thursday.
California, ...
HHS Releases Guidance to Improve Safety of Electronic Health Records; Dr. Farzad Mostashari Comments
Dr. Farzad Mostashari
The Department of Health and Human Services has released guidance for making electronic health records safer for patients, according to a NextGov article.
“This ...
HHS: Federal Funds Will Not Support Partial State Medicaid Expansions
Only states that implement a full expansion of their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act will receive federal funds, the Department of Health and Human Services said this ...
HHS Advertising Info Security Lead Post Within SES
The Department of Health and Human Services is accepting applications for the chief information security officer post until Nov. 15, according to a USAJobs post reported by Fedscoop.
HHS ...
HHS, VA Demo EHR Info Sharing Standards; Joy Pritts Comments
The department of Health and Human Services and Veterans Affairs tested standards for sharing of sensitive health information between healthcare providers, in line with laws governing ...
HHS Gives 8 States New Set of Health Insurance Exchange Grants
Eight states will receive new grants from the Department of Health and Human Services to continue developing insurance exchanges, the department announced Thursday.
California, Hawaii, ...
