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Geisinger, University of Utah Health and other leading health systems to test winning designs in the contest called A Bill You Can Understand, sponsored by AARP.

Former Walnut Hill Medical Center CIO will also serve as VP of government relations for the security vendor.

The Health and Human Services chief said that HHS is working to eliminate data blocking, enable interoperability, and protect patient data as it moves around the healthcare system. 

The Office for Civil Rights said that many HIPAA-covered entities do not believe business associates will notify them in the event of a data breach but since providers are on the hook anyway they must be ready should that happen. 

The next big step in population health is greatly expanding what defines a population. And that process will require a new generation of technologies, according to Adrian Zai of Massachusetts General.

This Mother’s Day, Janet Schijns, vice president, global channels, at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, pays homage to her trailblazing mother, who continues to inspire her today. “I’ve noticed that over the past few years that fewer and fewer women are staying in tech long enough to mentor others or trail blaze for the next generation,” writes Schijns in a May 4 LinkedIN post. “Instead of lamenting, I’ve taken action,” she writes in "The Critical Role That Mothers Play." Read Janet’s column here.    

In another big surge for healthcare hiring, the industry added 44,000 jobs in April -- representing more than a quarter of the 160,000 jobs created that month, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Dubbed release candidate number 3, the latest incarnation of the emerging interoperability standard also brings advancements for workflow, eClaims, CCDA profiles and provider directories. 

In response to Cerner missing projected revenues, financial analysts said the market for other technologies is heating up and can increase deal sizes.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services chief Andy Slavitt asks hospital executives for 'meaningful engagement' with the proposed new MACRA policy, and hints they should follow Washington rule-making closely in the near future.