Government & Policy

OASIS CEO Thamer Shaker says all stakeholders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are working toward a roadmap to ensure alignment with government policy to drive digital innovation in healthcare.

A new study examined past vaccine uptake rates for flu and H1N1, and found that inoculation efforts fell short. The feds must help bridge that gap, "particularly for high-risk populations and communities of color," said former ONC chief David Blumenthal.

Although the American Telemedicine Association commended the agency's moves to expand some services, it urged CMS to reconsider its approach to remote patient monitoring.

COVID-19 has caused more than a million deaths, but disruption has caused many more. Saudi Arabian and UK experts have told the HIMSS Middle East Digital Health Conference that accelerating digital implementation can reduce the care backlog.   

Its Healthcare Interoperability Readiness Program aims to help healthcare organizations understand and prep for the new rules, assess their own interoperability maturity and build new API-based exchange capabilities. 

A new Science report highlights inconsistencies between HHS Protect's information and that from other sources, such as state public health agencies.

Health leaders contemplate the key features of a strong, data-driven response to a health crisis at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Digital Event.

 Financial support has been awarded to 13 projects which have digital tools and AI at the heart of their approaches.