Department Of Health And Human Services (HHS)


  • Partnership for Patients Initiative to Improve Hospital Care
    Hospitals across the country will have new resources and support to make healthcare safer and less costly by targeting and reducing the millions of preventable injuries and complications from healthcare-acquired conditions, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...More
    December 21, 2011
    Posted in News
  • HHS Awards Millions to Boost Public Health, Fight Infections
    Late last week, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius awarded up to $137 million, partly supported by the Affordable Care Act, to states to strengthen the public health infrastructure and provide jobs in core areas of public health. Awarded in nearly every state, the grants ...More
    August 29, 2011
    Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
  • HHS Funds to Bolster Public Health Emergency Preparedness
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded more than $613 million to strengthen all-hazards emergency preparedness in the 50 states, four large metropolitan areas, and eight U.S. territories and Pacific island areas. HHS’ Centers for Disease Control ...More
    August 15, 2011
    Posted in News
  • HHS Grants Boost Disaster Preparedness in Hospitals
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces it has awarded more than $352 million to continue improving disaster preparedness of hospitals and healthcare systems within every state, and three large metropolitan areas. These Hospital Preparedness Program ...More
    July 5, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Up to $500 Million in Affordable Care Act Funding Will Help Health Providers Improve Care
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that up to $500 million in Partnership for Patients funding will be available to help hospitals, healthcare provider organizations and others improve care and stop millions of preventable injuries and ...More
    June 22, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Majority of U.S. Hospitals Meet All-Hazards Preparedness Measures
    More than 76 percent of hospitals participating in the National Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) met 90 percent or more of all program measures for all-hazards preparedness in 2009, according to a report released recently by the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...More
    May 17, 2011
    Posted in News
  • HHS Announces Action Plan to Prevent and Treat Viral Hepatitis
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces it has launched its action plan to prevent and treat viral hepatitis, a silent epidemic affecting 3.5 million to 5.3 million Americans. Though viral hepatitis is a leading infectious cause of death in the U.S., many ...More
    May 16, 2011
    Posted in News
  • HHS Unveils New Interactive Video to Prevent HAIs
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health today released Partnering to Heal: Teaming Up Against Healthcare-Associated Infections, an interactive computer-based video-simulation training program. This training program ...More
    May 16, 2011
    Posted in News
  • HHS Recognizes Progress Toward Eliminating HAIs
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recognized 37 hospital and healthcare facilities May 2 for their efforts to prevent – and eventually eliminate – healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), a leading cause of death in the United States. HAIs are ...More
    May 3, 2011
    Posted in News
  • APIC Supports HHS "Partnership for Patients" Initiative
    The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has issued a statement strongly supporting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recently announced Partnership for Patients initiative. The statement is as follows: "APIC shares the ...More
    April 13, 2011
    Posted in News
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