Government & Policy

The proposals include the development of a data strategy for health and social care.

Even as the medical association itself works toward more diversity, it's helping lead the charge on social determinants, ZIP code disparities and other challenges brought to the fore by a pandemic that's disproportionally affected communities of color.

UK health minister, Lord James Bethell shares the learnings and achievements to come from COVID-19 and why we should be more like Israel.

BAME groups can be disadvantaged by algorithms which perpetuate structural inequalities. 

The report by Foley & Lardner found that 43 states and D.C. have implemented a version of a state telehealth commercial payer law – although payment parity policies lag behind.

The informatics group's new position paper explores ways to enable rigorous but flexible oversight and help FDA and other policymakers ensure "adaptive CDS" is safe and effective.

More than 20 people showed up in person to testify in favor of the bill at a committee hearing this past month.

More than 100 stakeholders, including AMA, AHA and Mayo Clinic, have convened to release policy and regulatory recommendations to improve the country's disaster preparedness. 

In world-first move, Denmark's government has announced plans to introduce digital passports by the end of this month.

The bill would exclude audio-only services from the definition of telemedicine and target payment parity for virtual services.