Compliance & Legal

Meanwhile, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency flagged a pair of device vulnerabilities and a "highly sophisticated" attack affected the records of 213K individuals.

The American Psychiatric Association, American Telemedicine Association, American Medical Association and dozens of other stakeholders pushed for the permanent waiver of in-person prescription requirements.

The electronic health record vendor had already agreed to pay $18.25 million to settle False Claims Act allegations in January 2021.

This week's top stories include Fitbit's recall of Ionic after at least 115 reports of overheating and 78 reports of burn injuries in the U.S., and ONC's report that 299 info blocking claims were submitted since it banned the practice on April 5, 2021.

Since April 5, 2021, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT says hundreds of patients, providers and others have submitted claims of information blocking through its online portal.

National Coordinator for Health IT Micky Tripathi points to information blocking, API standardization and TEFCA as key factors in enhancing critical interoperability.

Josh Basile, community relations manager for accessiBe, discusses how developers can ensure their tools aren't presenting hurdles for people with disabilities.

Teladoc Health, IBM, Epic and athenahealth all signed on to support the proposed legislation.

Implementing a framework can be useful, but it requires resources – and healthcare organizations may face challenges gaining consensus over which ones to deploy, said a compliance expert ahead of HIMSS22.