Government & Policy

DHA Director Lt. General Ronald Place talks about the agency's strategies for supporting the health of the military.

Micky Tripathi, national coordinator for health information technology, discusses info blocking rules, FHIR APIs and what's to come in the next year.

While it feels like it was only yesterday that Expo 2020 Dubai opened its doors, the first World Expo in the MEASA region concluded last month. Dubai-based Rachel McArthur asks whether we will follow through on the lessons learned in healthcare from the event.

This week's top stories include providers looking for an extension of the pandemic public health emergency that created waivers and flexibilities, and Oracle databases powering Cerner systems at DOD, Coast Guard and VA sites went offline for hours.

Tom Leary, HIMSS SVP of government relations, explains how HIMSS works with Congress to improve telehealth access and remote patient monitoring.

Barclay Butler, director of the DOD/VA Interagency Program Office, discusses the challenges and opportunities in coordinating care for servicemembers and beneficiaries.

VA program executive director Dr. Terry Adirim; Bill Tinston, director of FEHRM; and Holly Joers, DOD program executive officer, talk about federal health IT evolution due to the pandemic and the EHR modernization initiative.

Despite significant investment and well over a decade of different transformation plans and initiatives, there’s still much to do before we can say the health and care system has truly gone through a digital revolution.

David Lareau, CEO of Medicomp Systems, talks about the convergence of technology and regulatory requirements to enable more seamless data exchange for care coordination and patient empowerment.

This week's top stories include HHS' Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center cautioning about potential cybersecurity risks of EHRs, and, in a show of bipartisan support, more than 60 U.S. Senators ask the CMS to keep MA rates stable.