Government & Policy

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, along with other agencies using federal EHRs, experienced a system outage just weeks after assuring lawmakers about the success of ongoing improvement efforts. 

This comes after pulling funding for some telehealth services amid receding uptake and cost-cutting. 

The Global Digital Health Partnership works to foster international collaboration to strengthen digital health infrastructure, interoperability and system resilience globally.

HIMSS25 sessions on change management, the upcoming government spending bill and suggestions for aligning interoperability goals with Trump administration policies are today's topics with our top journalists.

Tom Leary, senior vice president and head of Government Relations at HIMSS, gives a rundown of healthcare priorities.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says tribes are independent nations that should have control over their data.

For many healthcare organisations, the path forward on their digital transformation journey can seem overwhelming. HIMSS's ddigital mmaturity mmodels can help.

Also, Northeast Health Wangaratta has upgraded its EMR system.

The GAO questions simultaneous electronic health record improvements and new deployments, while the VA deputy secretary nominee speaks of urgency to complete the long-stalled project. The implementation team offers progress updates and automation plans. 

How healthcare organizations can create seamless IAM frameworks.