Government & Policy
This week's top stories include the GAO saying data issues occurred partly because the VA did not establish performance measures and goals for migrated data quality, and AliveCor's KardiaMobile Card that is able to take a single-lead ECG in 30 seconds.
As Medicaid programs determine what's next for health IT investments, state and regional HIEs, increasingly serving as "health data utilities," are natural partners to build on current programs with Medicaid Enterprise System funding.
This week's top stories include SCOTUS striking down a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, while upholding another one for healthcare workers at facilities that accept Medicare and Medicaid funding, and warnings of threat actors leveraging flaws in Log4J.
Ropes and Gray partner Christine Moundas talks about the regulatory outlook for the coming year.
This week's top stories include a class action complaint accusing QRS of failing to secure, monitor and maintain protected patient data following a breach, and New York's booster mandate that aims to protect the health of a stretched-thin workforce.
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The pandemic is both crisis and opportunity. Laura Kreofsky, VP at Pivot Point Consulting, discusses more effective public-private partnerships, and how to leverage government funding.
This week's top stories include Epic tapping MapQuest to help patients find nearby or conveniently located clinicians, and Massachusetts ordering hospitals to cut nonurgent procedures due to critical staffing shortages.
Digital technologies are constantly changing. Hardware is getting faster and more efficient. Software can harness these hardware improvements to improve the functionality of technology. And so healthcare staff and citizens will hopefully have access to tools that allow tasks to be completed quicker, or more intuitively according to Dr Pritesh Mistry, King's Fund, UK.
This week's top stories include the launch of Telehealth Access for America, which aims to protect and expand access to telehealth, and a last-minute deal that avoids cuts to reimbursement to hospitals and physicians.
Jonah Comstock, HIMSS Media's Editor in Chief, gives the biggest headlines from November, including Amazon's moves and FDA and CMS news.