News in Brief

(11/11/2009)  --  This roundup includes the following news briefs: Enforcement of 'Red Flags' Rule Delayed Until June 2010; HHS Issues Interim Final Rule to Strengthen HIPAA; AHRQ Redesigns Online Program on Comparative Effectiveness Research; Continuing Resolution Will Keep Government Funded; CDC Launches Web Resource on Vision Health; and AMA Flu Health Assessment Tool Debuts. More

(11/04/2009)  --  This roundup includes the following news briefs: Senate Approves Family Physician Benjamin as Next Surgeon General; NHSC Loan Repayment Application Process Just Got Easier; ACCME Adds Multimedia Education and Training Section to Its Web Site; and Online Videos Educate Consumers About Food, Medication Safety. More

(10/21/2009)  --  This roundup includes the following news briefs: CMS Announces Physicians Can Request PQRI Feedback Reports by Phone; AHRQ to Award More than $29 Million in Comparative Effectiveness Research Dissemination Grants; and AHRQ Issues Grants for Development of Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety. More

(10/07/2009)  --  This roundup includes the following news briefs: HHS Taps $27.8 Million to Expand Health IT; and Stimulus Money Spells Relief for Medically Underserved Areas. More

(09/23/2009)  --  This roundup includes the following news briefs: AHRQ Resource Center Offers Free Health IT Tools; Obama Administration Moves Ahead With Medical Liability Demonstration Grants; IOM Wants Ethnicity, Language Measures Included in EHRs; and SAMHSA Issues Health Alert on Adulterated Cocaine. More

(08/19/2009)  --  This roundup includes the following news briefs: FDA Warns Against Use of Certain Glucose Test Strips in Select Patients; and CMS Educates Docs About Recovery Audit Contractor Program. More

(08/12/2009)  --  This roundup includes the following news briefs: Cigarette Packaging Still Misleading; Drug Trial Stopped Due to Adverse Events; Geneticist and Physician Confirmed as New NIH Director More