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Mar 10, 2025, 10:12 AM
Earlier this week, PAMED and the AMA picked up another amicus case win from the Superior Court n Sinoracki et al. v. The Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley, et al. The case concerned the scope of mental health professionals’ duty to warn third parties of potential harm.
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Mar 10, 2025, 09:07 AM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify clinicians, public health officials, and potential travelers about a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico and offer guidance for prevention and monitoring.
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Mar 6, 2025, 09:34 AM
The Department of Human Services (Department) is announcing its intent to allocate funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 to establish a new class of supplemental payments to qualifying Medical Assistance (MA) enrolled acute care general hospitals that provide inpatient services to MA beneficiaries.
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Mar 6, 2025, 08:23 AM
Yet another change concerning the new federal Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements has been announced.
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Mar 6, 2025, 08:15 AM
The Department of Health and Human Services' (the Department) Immediate Office of the Secretary is rescinding the policy on Public Participation in Rule Making (Richardson Waiver) and re-aligning the Department's rule-making procedures with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
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Mar 4, 2025, 11:40 AM
The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Public Health (OPH) is currently investigating a confirmed case of measles in an unvaccinated Montgomery County child.
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Feb 27, 2025, 11:23 AM
Two recent federal rules have been proposed. HIPPA security and special registrations for telemedicine. Both are open for public comment.
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Feb 27, 2025, 10:25 AM
The Health Care Cost Containment Council (Council) has scheduled meetings for Quarter 1 2025.
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Feb 24, 2025, 14:59 PM
PAMED is deeply saddened by the tragic act of violence that occurred at the UPMC Memorial Hospital this weekend.
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Feb 21, 2025, 11:08 AM
Reports of Serious Adverse Events After Ceftriaxone Administration
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Feb 20, 2025, 11:25 AM
by Ashely Wilkerson, MD, Chair
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Feb 20, 2025, 10:00 AM
This week, the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) hosted the inaugural meeting of its Senior Physicians Caucus, a new initiative born out of a resolution passed at the 2024 House of Delegates meeting.
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Feb 20, 2025, 08:45 AM
The State Board of Nursing intends to (1) consolidate the three types of educational Programs; (2) codify current Board practice; (3) update requirements to meet National standards and statutory requirements; and (4) amend regulations tangentially impacted by this rulemaking.
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Feb 20, 2025, 08:25 AM
The Statewide HIV Planning Group will hold a public meeting at the Best Western Premier, 800 East Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Thursday, March 13, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Feb 20, 2025, 07:23 AM
Executive Order 1996-1 requires all agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor to submit for publication semi-annually an agenda of regulations under development or consideration
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Feb 20, 2025, 07:23 AM
As a resolute champion of leveraging science and data to ensure public health and well-being, the Pennsylvania Medical Society opposes the recent Presidential directive to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Feb 13, 2025, 10:23 AM
The Insurance Department is conducting a medical professional liability insurance study to determine whether sufficient capacity exists to increase the basic coverage limits of insurance required by the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act.
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Feb 10, 2025, 10:35 AM
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting patients of a safety concern regarding diabetes devices, such as continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), insulin pumps and automated insulin dosing systems, that rely on a smartphone to deliver critical safety alerts.
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Feb 9, 2025, 17:23 PM
The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) wholeheartedly supports Governor Josh Shapiro’s comments made during his recent budget address, which highlighted the growing issue of private equity's negative impact on healthcare and patient care in the Commonwealth.
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Feb 6, 2025, 14:00 PM
While the Pennsylvania Medical Society supports the use of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool in health care, it rejects the recent claims that AI as in health care is indistinguishable from a human being and can provide diagnostics as good as any physician