Health and Human Services news and research

U.S. Department of Health Human Services to help small business with swine flu prevention

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services will co-host a Know What to Do About the Flu Webcast FRIDAY September 18th.

Health and Human Services debates the release of new resources to support health information technology

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will hold a conference call with members of the media, David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and Mary Wakefield, Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to discuss the release of new resources to support health information technology at community health centers on Tuesday, September 29 at 11:10 AM EDT.

HMS bags a three-year utilization review contract from University of Massachusetts Medical School

HMS today announced that the University of Massachusetts Medical School on behalf of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EHS) Office of Medicaid has awarded a contract to Permedion, Inc., HMS's wholly owned subsidiary, to provide utilization management of inpatient and outpatient services rendered to members of MassHealth. MassHealth is the Massachusetts Medicaid program.

U.S. Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to participate in a vaccination exercise on the anniversary of 9/11

On the anniversary of 9/11, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Assistant Secretary for Health Howard Koh will honor the members of the Medical Reserve Corps and participate in a vaccination exercise in Alexandria, Va., on Friday, September 11, 2009.

Expression Analysis announces grants for research into complex diseases

Expression Analysis, Inc., the industry’s leading provider of genomic services for clinical trials and research, announced today a family of grants focused on one unifying purpose: To accelerate research into complex diseases and aid researchers in unlocking biological mysteries.