Government & Policy

Government and regional health authorities discussed challenges and ways to leverage cloud computing in accelerating digital transformation.

The agency says it is proposing a science-based approach to requirements for medical devices powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning that would help deploy new devices faster.

AHIP President and CEO Matt Eyles says he fully expects an appeal.

In response to the DEA, ATA stresses telehealth's efficacy in reaching previously unreachable populations, details the operational complications and confusion that will ensue, and requests to ease provider burdens.

The New Jersey Health Information Network earns MED certification from CMS, while Ohio exchanges merge. After making mental health privacy changes, Oklahoma sends new HIE rules to state lawmakers.

The legislation, which would increase data privacy protections by requiring healthcare consumers' consent, has moved forward to the state's senate.

The commission cites strained resources due in large part to healthcare mergers and patient data privacy challenges as a justification for a big increase over 2023 levels to support the Bureau of Competition and Bureau of Consumer Protections. 

Natural language processing, a form of AI, devours all the text in countless pages of healthcare documents to help health IT experts in the U.S. military do their job more efficiently.

The vendor group addressed proposed interoperability requirements and answered the agency's questions about social risk data-intake, exchanging behavioral health information and improving Medicare approvals and claims processing

To succeed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must overhaul the way data is collected and shared. Technology-driven collaboration will be critical to rebuilding the trust of agency partners.