Government & Policy
The medical imaging group is asking for medical devices and components to be exempt from the president’s tariffs on Chinese imports.
In response to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s RFI on how to improve medical device security, industry groups asked for FDA standards around devices -- among a host of other support measures.
She says redesign of the home health payment system would encourage value over volume.
Hector Rodriguez, worldwide CISO for Microsoft, says everybody in a healthcare organization must be involved in compliance now that GDPR is in effect.
The Topol Review’s interim report invites the health tech community to share insight on what the NHS workforce needs to deliver its digital future.
While Intel, Beth Israel Deaconess and others threw their support behind the CMS proposed plan to make interoperability mandatory for Medicaid and Medicare billing, AHA and other stakeholders slammed the proposal as “premature” and “duplicative.”
President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the veterans’ agency, Robert Wilkie, also says he would not privatize veterans’ healthcare if confirmed.
The amount averages about $1 billion a year, less than the projected $16 billion for the Cerner platform -- which Congressional members say doesn’t encompass the whole price tag.
But several representatives pressed the department on the “staggering” cost of the project during the VA House Committee meeting.
The CHIO will support health IT management and technology innovation policy within the agency, while coordinating those efforts among staff.