Andrea Fox
The timeline for creating, testing and deploying new required tools in electronic health records could lead to increased data variability and added administrative burdens, the trade group told CMS in comments on proposed payment rules.
The Democrat says the tech giant bears some responsibility for last year's Ascension Healthcare cyberattack, which affected more than 5.6 million people.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is said to be encouraging the use of generative artificial intelligence across the department and has provided login access to OpenAI's large language model tool.
Sharing data is just the beginning of what artificial intelligence can do for healthcare, said Seema Verma, GM of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, at the company's annual summit.
Sonja Fulmer, who had been acting director of the agency's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, is reported to be taking a lead policy role at the Minnesota health technology innovator.
In allowing key claims to proceed, the ruling marks the first time an antitrust case against Epic has reached this stage of litigation. "Epic’s motion is granted in part and denied in part," the judge says.
Cybersecurity In Focus
Bringing in technical reinforcements and fostering staff buy-in can increase overall confidence that network blind spots – and compliance with new state healthcare cybersecurity laws – are being addressed, says one rural hospital's IT director.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks to expand its enforcement actions and is encouraging patients and health IT developers to report providers and other organizations that stifle the exchange of electronic health information.
A five-year waiver extension would not only give more seniors access to the proven care delivery model, but would also enable continued progress toward permanent expansion, they tell lawmakers.
The layoffs come on the heels of others in the Bay Area and in the company's cloud infrastructure unit. A new KLAS report, meanwhile, shows mixed reviews from Oracle healthcare clients.