Government & Policy
President Joe Biden's strategy to address the country's psychological crisis relies on telehealth as a key component – but that may not be enough to bridge the provider gap.
The fact that Congress has maintained the controversial rider in its FY22 budget will hamper recent encouraging progress on a national strategy on patient identification and matching, the group says.
The spending package, which now heads to the Senate, includes provisions regarding telehealth's originating site, eligible telemedicine practitioners and audio-only care.
Meanwhile, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency flagged a pair of device vulnerabilities and a "highly sophisticated" attack affected the records of 213K individuals.
In a preview of their HIMSS22 session, two leaders weigh in on the agency's virtual care efforts – including thousandfold increases in telehealth encounters.
Chris Bowen, CISO and founder of ClearDATA, offers provider CISOs and CIOs advice in a wide-ranging interview with Healthcare IT News.
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.
Representatives for the Department of Veterans Affairs said that there are no known patient safety issues because of the issue, but records may have been affected.