US Secretary of Health & Human Services Alex Azar discussed the move toward value-based health care, as well as HHS’s role in disaster response, as part of an annual "State of the Department" speech. The speech is tied to the release of HHS’s annual report.
Opioid abuse treatment, price transparency and faster clearance of key products for use by the Department of Defense are among the Department of Health & Human Services’ key accomplishments for 2018, Secretary Alex Azar said during the Feb. 22 “State of the Department” address.
HHS’s efforts to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic include $2 billion in grants and multiple state demonstration projects, Azar said....
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Finland has initiated a project to improve the effectiveness of the monitoring of software intended for medical use and to ensure that software placed on its market meets the requirements set for it.
Broad participation by EU member states in a new pilot to test a unified procedure for evaluating applications for combined drug and IVD studies shows they recognize its value, says Monique Al, vice-chair of the Clinical Trials Coordination Group.
