Government & Policy

The Department of Defense has opened a multiple-award solicitation, focused on procurement of enterprise technologies and other IT related to the MHS GENESIS electronic health record.

Also, NTU Singapore has launched the $30 million second phase of its aged care technology programme.

Also, Justice Health NSW has made the first go-live of the NSW SDPR.

The Korean government also plans to extend its healthcare AI partnership to Vietnam and Thailand.

Thirteen hospitals and 374 clinics are now exchanging patient medical records directly with the Social Security Administration through the nationwide interoperability network.

It allows health systems to assess an array of healthcare risks and benchmark readiness, say Brian Mazanec, deputy assistant secretary at HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and Jeff Butler of HPH Preparedness Consultants.

The proposal is for new policies to ease interstate care barriers and promote healthcare access across state lines.

More veterans have faster access to community care appointments and will have access to VR therapies, while an agentic artificial intelligence-enhanced operational system will help 150 VHA medical centers eliminate siloed processes.

Colorado Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera, a HIMSS26 Policy Influencer Changemaker, is working to make healthcare more accessible and affordable, having experienced the healthcare system both as a legislator and a cancer patient.

A data architect at Texas' Midland Memorial Hospital offers some up-close perspective on the state of data exchange today, and describes what needs to be done to get to a state of "true" interoperability.