Government & Policy

New NIH office will promote human-based research and scale the use of non-animal approaches to biomedical research.

Advocacy is central to HIMSS' work, and forums on healthcare topics and letter-writing campaigns to policymakers help educate and involve the public, says Larry Voyten, chair of the HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Task Force.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the agencies will devise a data use agreement that assures secure access to certain Medicare and Medicaid data with the aim of uncovering root causes of autism.

Also, the South Korean government has launched tariff support for medical device companies following Trump's tariffs.

The lawsuit claims the federal government has violated hundreds of laws and circumvented Congress.

Pressed by lawmakers about changes underway at the agency, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said the VA is addressing bureaucracy that has stymied the electronic health record modernization program.

Health systems, historically wary of making patient data available to payers, have gradually overcome that hesitation due to the positive impact data sharing has had on patient care and outcomes, says PointClickCare's Brian Drozdowicz.

The agency is seeking comments on a newly pruned framework, which it updated to align with its second-generation version – and hopefully make life easier for users who need both.

Smaller countries face unique challenges in innovation procurement. Recent European initiatives and programmes look to improve access to procurement tools and foster knowledge sharing across borders.

Ferdinand Hamada, managing director of the healthcare, pharma and life sciences sector at MorganFranklin Cyber, shows how the current HIPAA rule lays the groundwork for a new forward-looking approach as the stakes are ever higher.