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2017 Legislative Session Preview

November 17, 2016

Indiana General Assembly Prepares for the 2017 Legislative Session The results of the November 8th General...

Potential Hepatitis A Exposure Linked To Frozen Strawberries

November 15, 2016

INDIANA HEALTH ALERT NETWORK ADVISORY - POTENTIAL HEPATITIS A EXPOSURE LINKED TO FROZEN STRAWBERRIES The...

CDC Updates Travel Guidelines To Miami-Dade County, FL, Related To Potential Zika Virus Transmission

October 19, 2016

CDC Updates Guidance for Pregnant Women and Women and Men of Reproductive Age for Zika Virus Infection...

Increase In Reports Of Suspected Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)

October 14, 2016

Indiana Health Alert Network Advisory—October 14, 2016 INCREASE IN REPORTS OF SUSPECTED ACUTE FLACCID...

Two New Regulations For Vitamin D

October 11, 2016

Two New Regulations for Vitamin DNew regulations will now influence the amount of vitamin D that can...

Screening For Elevated Blood Lead Levels

September 20, 2016

Lead, a heavy metal, is toxic to the human body. Individuals exposed to lead may experience an elevated...

Influx Of Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Pills & Toxic Fentanyl-Related Compounds Further Increases Risk Of Fentanyl-Related Overdose & Fatalities

August 26, 2016

CDC HEALTH UPDATESummary On October 26, 2015, CDC issued HAN 384 (http://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00384.asp)...

Overdoses From U-47700 Increasing In Indiana

August 25, 2016

Indiana Health Alert Network Advisory—August 25, 2016 OVERDOSES FROM U-47700 INCREASING IN INDIANA U-47700...

Dairy and Diabetes Health

August 25, 2016

Dairy and Diabetes Health Diabetes remains a public health concern around the world. The prevalence of...

CDC Expands Guidance For Travel & Testing Of Pregnant Women, Women Of Reproductive Age, & Their Partners For Zika Virus Infection In Miami-Dade, Florida

August 19, 2016

CDC HEALTH ADVISORY Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network August 19, 2016, 1515 ET (3:15...

Regional Cluster Of Synthetic Cannabis

August 15, 2016

Indiana Health Alert Network Advisory—August 15, 2016 REGIONAL CLUSTER OF SYNTHETIC CANNIBIS Synthetic...

Preventing MDRO Transmission

August 3, 2016

Preventing MDRO TransmissionIndiana Health Alert Network Notification:Recommendations for Prevention...

Zika Guidance From CDC

August 1, 2016

Zika Guidance From CDCCDC Guidance for Travel and Testing of Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive...

Thank You To Our 2016 Annual Convention Exhibitors!

July 25, 2016

The 2016 IAFP Annual Convention’s exhibit hall offered an opportunity for physician attendees to...

Health Commissioner's Standing Order Aims To Increase Access To Lifesaving Overdose Reversal Medication

July 1, 2016

HEALTH COMMISSIONER’S STANDING ORDER AIMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO LIFESAVING OVERDOSE REVERSAL...

Zika Testing Available At The ISDH Laboratories

June 30, 2016

The Indiana State Department of Health Laboratories is now offering the Trioplex rRT-PCR assay, a molecular...

HHS Final Rule On Nondiscrimination

June 28, 2016

Impact of new HHS Final Rule on Nondiscrimination on Physicians The Office for Civil Rights...

Atlantic Health Partners' Immunization Insights: The First Step to Population Health

June 15, 2016

  June 15, 2016 With the introduction of the Affordable Care Act, greater emphasis is...

Applications Sought For Foundations Of Clinical Practice (FCP) Clinical Preceptors

June 2, 2016

As part of the new IUSM curriculum launching this fall, applications are currently being sought for the...

Medicare “Incident To” Update and Reminders

May 26, 2016

Medicare “Incident To” Update and RemindersBy: Joy Newby, LPN, CPC | Newby Consulting,...