Government & Policy
It aims to consolidate access to digital health records across regions.
While the department says the contracts are "non-mission-critical or duplicative," several of those canceled in March were for veteran-owned businesses that were focused on the safety and integrity of the ongoing electronic health record rollout.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks to develop new ways to provide healthcare for vets and their families, says HIMSS25 Changemaker Awardee Dylan Tête, director of business development for Red Duke Strategies, which works with the VA.
While healthcare organizations applaud lawmakers' support for extending flexibilities in FY25 stopgap legislation, they still have concerns about long-term certainty for virtual care.
The judge took issue with the way the mass terminations were executed, saying employees should be brought back onto the job.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the organization will be reintegrated into the UK Department of Health and Social Care within two years. The agency pledges to reinvest cost savings into frontline services.
Joint procurement initiatives can help smaller countries increase their bargaining power and address local needs effectively when facing challenges of limited resources and expertise, says Nick Guldemond, a professor of healthcare and public health.
The HIMSS government relations team plans to work within the U.S. and with other countries on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital health transformation and workforce development, says Tom Leary, SVP and head of government relations.
With an eye toward the next decade of data exchange, pop health and informatics experts offered some policy ideas to help White House accomplish "big, bold things" for healthcare interoperability.
Cybersecurity In Focus
More tech companies, and the government, are needed to address rural healthcare cyberattacks, according to the new Microsoft rural hospital cybersecurity landscape report.