OAKLAND, Calif., March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Shield of California President and CEO Paul Markovich has issued the following statement regarding new rules on data sharing issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for

SALT LAKE CITY, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The CrowdCare Foundation, a patient-driven, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers patients with rare diseases at each step of their disease journey, today pledged its support for the Interoperability Rules finalized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The rules require healthcare providers to

MINNEAPOLIS, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Minnesota Dental Association (MDA) and the Minnesota Oral Health Coalition (MOHC) will host the Oral Health Showcase, an inaugural exhibit of oral health programs and organizations at the Minnesota State Capitol on March 12, 2020, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  The Showcase will take place in

AUSTIN, Texas, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Sophia L. Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PPCNP, FNAP, FAANP, president of American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) issued the following statement concerning efforts underway by policymakers and the nation's 290,000 licensed nurse practitioners (NPs) to combat the Coronavirus Disease

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolution Research Group ("ERG"), a leading independent clinical research site company with a focus in neuroscience and other special populations, has acquired Staten Island, NY-based Richmond Behavioral Associates ("RBA"). Founded by Drs. Mark DiBuono and Adam

WOONSOCKET, R.I., March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) is taking additional steps across the company to address the COVID-19 outbreak and protect patient access to medication.

PITTSBURGH, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- "My husband suffered a traumatic brain injury in a motorcycle accident," said an inventor from Hobbs, N.M. "He now takes pain medications, but due to memory issues, he sometimes cannot remember if he has taken them. He relies on me to keep track, but he is frustrated at his loss of independen

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CarePayment, a Nashville-based patient financing company specializing in enabling patients to pay for their healthcare through a 0.00% APR solution, recently announced it acquired patient financing solution Horizon Health Fund. The acquisition comes after a year of record revenue and me

RIDGEFIELD, Conn., March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Ofev® (nintedanib) as the first treatment for people with chronic fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) with a progressive phenotype. Unclassifiable ILDs, autoimmune ILDs, chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis, sarc

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to an urgent appeal from the World Health Organization (WHO) and under the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is to provide USD 10 million in financial su