Congress remains in session on Capitol Hill this week. Here’s a link to the Week in Congress’s report to last week’s actions there.

Tomorrow, he Senate Health, Educations, Labor and Pensions Committee is holding a hearing on pain management during the opioid crisis.

Federal News Network reports that postal reform does not appear to be on the House Oversight and Reform Committee’s radar. Perhaps the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will take the lead on this important issue again.

The big health information technology conference, HIMSS, will be held this week. HIMSS offers HIMSS TV for those who can’t attend in person. Blockchain will be one of the topics addressed at the conference. Modern Healthcare offers an article with an update on the development of healthcare uses of blockchain, e.g., improving provider directories.

The Wall Street Journal’s review section from the weekend paper lead with an article on how to make practical plans for the end of life (not the will part).  It’s worth reading.