Government & Policy
As established by the 21st Century Cures Act, the committee is tasked with creating policies, standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria for health technology.
Experts point to ONC’s own challenge as evidence that algorithms are a more effective approach to the patient record matching problem.
The VistA replacement will be built off the MHS Genesis work already in progress for the Defense Department.
HHS is accused of retaliating against two of its cybersecurity leaders for speaking with the committee.
The agency wants to jump onto the current success of DoD’s similar Cerner roll outs in the Pacific Northwest and needs the funds now to avoid driving up the project’s cost down the line.
Intermountain and Geisinger -- among others -- are joining similar calls to action by OIG and Congress for CMS to finally add UDI to claim forms to better identify faulty medical devices.
And that frustration could mean they fall short of payment incentive goals, SA Ignite says.
The EHR system provider says it will stop litigation if the VA agrees to let a skilled IT professional assess whether its platform is indeed cheaper, faster and better than Cerner.
Industry trade groups like the American Hospital Association and HIMSS are encouraged by his background in innovation and health IT.
Abilify MyCite can alert physicians when patients have – or haven't – taken their medication, given physicians hope for greater medication adherence.