Government & Policy
Electronic Health Records
The bipartisan legislation would require HHS to work with the private sector to analyze data from payers and pharmacists, flagging patients at risk of overuse based on prescription history.
Electronic Health Records
Included in an amendment to the Senate appropriations bill, the accountability office would be required to assess any underlying issues that would impact future deployments of the Cerner EHR.
Electronic Health Records
KLAS assesses regional preferences across one of the most dynamic and competitive health IT markets in the world.
Interoperability
Mona Siddiqui, MD will focus on data sharing culture and the findings from a soon-to-be-released report on the initiative's first phase.
Electronic Health Records
The Veterans Affairs Department's EHR project CHIO stepped down Friday, and the agency still doesn’t have a permanent CIO – should the VA keep pushing forward without proper IT leadership?
Electronic Health Records
After just one month on the job, the Morris reportedly stepped down as VA leadership “intends to take the EHR modernization effort in a different direction than we were headed."
The four-year project will work on technology to enable patients to regain control of limbs and researchers said it could ultimately be applied other cases, notably epilepsy and Parkinson’s.
Precision Medicine
Australian Medical Robotics Academy will train surgeons to conduct certain cancer procedures Victorian Government says.
Mobile Health IT
While a recent review showed Babylon’s GP at Hand smartphone app improved care access, the plans to expand its roll-out were prohibited by officials.
Workforce
Just two months after House and Senate committees criticized the department for its instability, HHS moves Beth Killoran to the Office of the Surgeon General.