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Electronic Health Records
By Jessica Davis | 03:57 pm | August 31, 2018
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
By Jessica Davis | 04:41 pm | August 29, 2018
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
By Mike Miliard | 03:55 pm | August 28, 2018
KLAS assesses regional preferences across one of the most dynamic and competitive health IT markets in the world.
Interoperability
By Laura Lovett | 03:27 pm | August 28, 2018
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
By Jessica Davis | 01:55 pm | August 27, 2018
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
By Jessica Davis | 01:54 pm | August 24, 2018
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."
By Tonya Stewart | 12:35 pm | August 23, 2018
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
By Lynne Minion | 10:39 am | August 22, 2018
Australian Medical Robotics Academy will train surgeons to conduct certain cancer procedures Victorian Government says.
Mobile Health IT
By Tonya Stewart | 05:22 pm | August 21, 2018
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
By Jessica Davis | 02:49 pm | August 21, 2018
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.