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By HIMSS TV | 10:28 am | May 28, 2025
Matthew McCay, MultiCare Health System's veteran advocacy manager, and Epic's Brett Barker explain how an API enables doctors at the POC to identify more veteran patients, rectify medication lists and refer them to Veterans Affairs' services.
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HIMSS25 Europe
By Maja Dragovic | 09:37 am | May 28, 2025
The European Health Data Space marks a major milestone in EU-wide health data sharing, aiming to empower citizens and enable secure, interoperable digital healthcare.
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By HIMSS TV | 09:00 am | May 27, 2025
The ride-sharing company's Veterans Health Administration–Uber Health Connect (VUHC) Initiative aims to improve veterans' access to care via the Veterans Transportation Program. Zach Clark, global head of Uber Health, explains.
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By Adam Ang | 11:53 pm | May 25, 2025
Meanwhile, a platform for the secure testing of generative AI has been made available to health professionals. 
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By Mike Miliard | 03:51 pm | May 23, 2025
There have been many big changes in health and tech policy so far in the president's second term, and there will probably be many more to come. An attorney discusses how health IT developers should be charting strategic course for the years ahead.
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By Adam Ang | 02:56 am | May 23, 2025
It will be introduced to 400 National Information Dissemination Centre hubs by 2027.
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By Adam Ang | 02:39 am | May 23, 2025
Funding covers the upcoming 24/7 primary care telehealth, mental and addiction telehealth, and Pharmac's digitalisation. 
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Cybersecurity In Focus
By Andrea Fox | 01:15 pm | May 20, 2025
Financially constrained hospitals and health systems need federal funding and support to augment their cybersecurity workforces, according to a Health Sector Coordinating Council report to HHS.
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By Andrea Fox | 10:48 am | May 19, 2025
Expectant moms and those with young children in Cook County, Illinois, will use mobile devices enabled with Google Cloud technologies to access personalized care through Drive Health’s AI-powered Nurse Avery.
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By Mike Miliard | 10:09 am | May 19, 2025
Nearly a decade since launching his Cancer Moonshot, the oncology research and precision medicine innovations of that project, along with other NIH-funded health data initiatives, have enabled advancements in personalized treatment and management.