Mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will impact the medical device regulatory process, says Ben Wolf, partner in Alston & Bird’s…
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Amplar Health, a healthcare service group under ASX-listed private insurer Medibank, has been tapped as a key partner to the Australian government’s virtual aged care nursing trial.The Department of Health and Aged Care chose…
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This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) underwent a massive restructuring under its secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resulting in the sudden departure of thousands of employees across the nation.
While Kennedy…
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Last December, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed a rule that would make data encryption a standard and not optional across healthcare organizations that store and transfer patient health information.
In the…
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What You Should Know:
– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a significant restructuring initiative, undertaken in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’…
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Tasmania expands virtual care servicesTasmania’s Department of Health has expanded the coverage of its virtual care program.
According to a media release, the Care@home service’s Acute Virtual Monitoring Program will now cover additional short-term conditions…
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a dramatic agency transformation on Thursday, that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., said will streamline operations by consolidating 28 divisions into 15 and reducing regional…
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has stated in today’s Spring Budget that the abolishment of NHS England “ensures that that money goes directly to improving the service for patients”.
Speaking in the House of Commons on 26…
The Australian government has invested A$228.7 million ($144 million) more to modernise the national digital health record. In its 2025-2026 budget statement, the Department of Health and Aged Care emphasised that one of its priorities is to “continue modernising…
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The Trump Administration on Monday named a new nominee to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, following the withdrawal of its previous candidate, Dr. David Weldon.Susan Coller Monarez currently serves as…
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