Monday, December 6, 2021: Health IT

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors approved $23.5 million in research awards to support three mHealth and telehealth research studies. The first study aims to understand if mHealth approaches see more success than traditional...

Monday, December 6, 2021: Health IT

A new report from the HHS found that there were nearly 52.7 million fee-for-service telehealth visits by Medicare beneficiaries last year, up from only 840,000 in 2019. Visits to behavioral health specialists showed the largest increase – jumping from under 10 percent...

Friday, December 3, 2021: D.C. News

President Biden announced plans to tighten up COVID-19 testing timelines for travel to and within the U.S. The new rules, effective Monday, will require travelers coming to the U.S. to test negative one day before departure instead of up to three days before entering...

Friday, December 3, 2021: D.C. News

The Senate cleared a temporary spending bill that would fund federal agencies through February 18. The House passed the stopgap measure on a 221-212 vote earlier Thursday evening. The continuing resolution does not include an amendment to bar funding to implement the...

Friday, December 3, 2021: Life Sciences

The FDA is preparing to accelerate the review of vaccines and drugs targeting the omicron variant in case they’re needed. According to people familiar with the matter, agency officials are meeting with drugmakers and establishing guidelines for research. Vaccine...