The opioid epidemic has severely affected Mississippi for several years. According to a new data brief from MSDH, at least 146 deaths in Mississippi occurred as a result of opioid abuse in 2015. Both prescription and non-prescription opioids contributed to…

The 2017 Mississippi Opioid and Heroin Summit is a two and a half day summit aimed at informing the community about the growing epidemic of opioid and heroin abuse in the state of Mississippi. The summit will take place from…

Pictured are (from left) Hollie Mangrum, area vice president, Healogics; David Friloux, senior director for NMMC’s Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Services; Angie Everett, administrator for NMMC’s Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Services; and Janet Lancaster, administrative director, NMMC’s Wound Center and Hyperbarics. North…

Only hospital in Mississippi to have earned Straight A’s since 2012. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle has been awarded an ‘A’ patient safety rating in the spring 2017 Hospital Safety Score by a national patient safety watchdog group. The latest ‘A’…

The Mississippi College School of Nursing is now offering an online RN-BSM program. This CCNE accredited program’s courses are seven weeks long and can be completed in twelve months. With an emphasis on Christian caring, the program will equip students…

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third leading vascular diagnosis after heart attack and stroke, affecting approximately 300,000 to 600,000 Americans each year, according to the American Heart Association. To help address the need for comprehensive discharge instructions, The Joint Commission’s Department of Health Services Research has developed a new, free Compendium of Resources.

Innovation Fellows at Providence Health & Services’ Oregon region dedicate eight hours a week for a year toward an improvement project. This year, the fellows chose from ideas pitched by organization leaders for their innovation efforts.

Children with special health care needs have or are at increased risk for chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions and also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally.  There are 11.2 million children with special health care needs as of 2009-2010, and 59% (6.4 million) of them have one or more emotional or behavioral difficulties, such as depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or autism spectrum disorders.  Among this population are 3.2 million Medicaid/CHIP children reporting special health care needs including one or more emotional or behavioral difficulties.  They include 2.6 million covered by Medicaid/CHIP alone, and 600,000 covered by both Medicaid/CHIP and private insurance.  These children often require services that may not be offered at all, or for which coverage may be limited, under private insurance, such as assertive community treatment, family psychosocial education, and basic life and social skills training. Receiving needed behavioral health treatment enables children to reach developmental milestones, progress in school, and participate in their communities.

By allowing doctors to use either 2015-certified electronic health records or legacy versions, the program will enable better interoperability, experts say.

Republicans are more likely to view it as a welfare program than Democrats and independents.

The vast majority of U.S. patients are open to using telehealth solutions, but only a fraction have received care virtually, suggesting that the healthcare industry has yet to meet consumer interest in virtual care, according to a new survey.

Senate Republicans today revealed the text of their bill to scrap key parts of the Affordable Care Act. The repeal bill would also overhaul Medicaid and give states the ability to waive Obamacare’s insurance requirements. The draft plan is posted here. 

Two Republian senators wanted $45 billion in the health care bill to battle the nation’s opioid crisis. They got $2 billion for one year.

A trio of key conservative senators is publicly raising concerns about the GOP bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare, specifically questioning the decision to draft the legislation behind closed doors. 

President Trump will not take a position on any provision in Senate GOP leadership’s health overhaul bill, according to a spokeswoman. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Former President Barack ObamaBarack ObamaObama slams ‘fundamental meanness’ of Senate healthcare bill Obama WH ethics lawyer: Lack of Comey tapes example of ‘witness intimidation’ Education Dept. regulatory reform task force finds over 150 rules to review MORE on Thursday blasted Senate Republican leaders’ plan to overhaul large parts of his signature healthcare legislation, ObamaCare.

Enough insurers are planning to sell coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges next year to keep them working - if only barely - in most parts of the country.

TIME asked health experts how much input they have had in the creation of the American Health Care Act.