Government & Policy

The agency’s Annual Report 2017–18 identified that “42 data breaches (in 28 notifications) were reported to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)… concerning potential data security or integrity breaches”, but with “no purposeful or malicious attacks compromising the integrity or security of the My Health Record system”.

One of the fast-growing sectors that have been identified in Thailand is healthcare and it is expected to be a key driver of the country’s economy.

Providers, patients and payers all still lack access to patient where and when they need it, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT said.

The new Digital Health Innovation Action Plan is part of the agency’s broader effort to improve oversight of technologies.

Secondary care providers in England are expected to be “fully digitised” by 2024, according to the 10-year NHS plan released today.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) built the tool and said it provides a new way of comparing Australia’s performance across a range of health-related measures from the data of 36 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries.

Gfrerer, who advocated keeping the proprietary VistA Veterans Affairs EHR during his hearing, will lead the multi-billion dollar modernization project.

The four-part report was compiled for hospital executives as well as infosec pros, HHS said.

Federal officials are working on policy about the emerging technology deliberately, helping to set expectations for near- and medium-term healthcare applications.

The chair of the House VA Subcommittee on Technology Modernization wants the agency to answer some questions with regard to the $624 million Medical Appointment Scheduling System contract.