News Archive 2013
White House Internship Program Summer 2014
Satcher Health Policy Fellowship Program for 2014-2015 is currently recruiting
The Dr. Richard Allen Williams & Genita Evangelista Johnson/ABC Scholarship
Tell us how You are CardioSmart and living well with Heart Disease and win a trip for 2 to Washington DC
CDC Cardiovascular Health Update
ACC/AHA or AHA/ACC Prevention Guidelines
Vitamin, Mineral and Multivitamin Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
GE-NMF Primary Care Leadership Program News
Trans Fats to be Phased Out, FDA Says
CMS Champion for Coverage Updates and Resources
Request for Nominations to the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee
FDA Bad Ad Program Launches a Continuing Education (CE/CME) E-learning Course
IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION CONCERNING XARELTO®
WomenHeart patient education information on Coronary Artery Disease
How to Get Started in Physician Quality Reporting Systems (PQRS)
CMS Payment Rules Notice – delay in announcement of final MPFS and HOPPS rules
The CDC created the Cardiovascular Health: Action Steps for Employers
New Food Literacy Quiz
Visit the NEW CardioSource Clinical Community Website
The ABC Endorses Close the Gap
Specialty Tier 1557 Sign-On Letter Submitted to Office for Civil Rights
CMS Champion for Coverage Updates and Resources
Recall: HeartSine Technologies Samaritan 300/300P PAD Public Access Defibrillators
Keeping Up With the Biomedical Research Workforce Initiative
Reporting to NIH on Race and Ethnicity of Clinical Research Participants
The ABC launches a new Guide, Understanding Venous Thromboembolism
CDC Vital Signs: Preventable Deaths from Heart Disease and Stroke
United Health Foundation/NMF Diverse Medical Scholars Program
New AHRQ Director Named
CMS’s Final Rule Expands Reimbursement for Preventive Services
US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Diabetes Update
Listen to the Recording of the Aug 15 Webinar covering Plank 8 from Million Hearts
Affordable Care Act Resources
View the April Webcast on Evidence-Based Approaches to Treating Heart Failure in Blacks
African Americans and the Affordable Care Act Update
New Resource – Prescription Process Website
Cordis Optease Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter: Recall – Labeling Correction
The ABC Launches A Patient Resource Guide: Stroke and Heart Attack Prevention
Nova Max Glucose Test Strips: Recall – May Report False, Abnormally High Blood Glucose Result
The US FDA posted an infographic to make consumers aware of high blood pressure
FACT SHEET: Middle Class Americans Saving Billions under the Health Care Law’s Medical Loss Ratio Refunds
Podcast – HHS HealthBeat: Simple Plan, Better Man
ABC’s Video Showing in Churches Nationwide!
Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events
Health 2.0 Developer Challenge in NY and San Francisco
NC-CME’s Weekly Newsletter – Physician Payment Sunshine Act
Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults
Welcome to the New Healthcare.gov
Recording of the June 20th Webinar – Measure Up/Pressure Down – Patient Self-Management
The ABC Partners with the University of Maryland
2013 Comparative Effectiveness Research and the Environment for Health Care Decision-Making
FDA is issuing a proposed administrative order to reclassify intra-aortic balloon
June is Men’s Health Month
More Than 200 Medicines in Development for Cardiovascular Disease
The Economic Impact of Medicare Part D on Congestive Heart Failure
Warfarin 2 mg Tablets by Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.: Recall – Due to Oversized Tablets
Measure Up/Pressure Down High Blood Pressure Article in Journey to Wellness
Listen to the WIHI Broadcast: Measure Up, (Blood) Pressure Down: 80% by 2016
Obama administration releases final rules on employment-based wellness programs
Watch the IFL’s Fighting Diabetes Video
AHRQ National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
AMGF is pleased to announce the availability of new blood pressure control resources
From the CDC: Ethnic Disparities in Awareness, Treatment, and Control within Blood Pressure Stages Identified
The FDA Obesity Treatment Devices web page updated
Clinical Trials Shed Light on Minority Health
The ABC Launches a new Resource Guide “Women and Heart Disease”.
NIH awards $40 million in grants to reduce stroke disparities in the U.S.
New Tools to Educate Consumers and Providers about HIPAA Privacy and Security
Chairman Brady Announces Hearing on Developing a Viable Medicare Physician Payment Policy
FDA approves Kcentra for the urgent reversal of anticoagulation in adults with major bleeding
HHS releases blueprint to advance culturally and linguistically appropriate services in health
Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease in blacks
Help Eliminate the Gaps in Health Status
New Open Payments Resources Avaiable Online
Notes and Announcements from the 4/16/2013 PQRS National Provider Call
Church Health Programs Needed, But Not At The Pulpit, African-American Survey Shows
Cardiologist Dr. Ola Akinboboye says ‘heart smart’ messages should be delivered in black churches
National Physician Payment Transparency Program: OPEN PAYMENTS
AHRQ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
April is National Minority Health Month
Guardian II and Guardian II NC Hemostasis Valves: Class I Recall
View the ABC on the Morning Show “Arise America” (1:20 into show)
Download the Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) Sheet from PCNA