Government & Policy
Electronic Health Records
Duncan Hunter told Coast Guard officials they should not waste resources looking for a new product when the DoD and VA have already chosen to deploy Cerner’s EHR platform.
Compliance
Just days after Alex Azar was confirmed as HHS Secretary, the House Oversight Committee took the agency to task for being uncooperative and missing mutually agreed upon deadlines.
The QualityNet Secure Portal, or QNet streamlines data submission methods to make it easier for eligible hospitals and CAH’s to report.
Electronic Health Records
House Transportation Committee will question Coast Guard on Jan. 30 about its lack of management, governance, administration over the EHR issues.
Telehealth
With all the back and forth in Washington, D.C., lawmakers are not passing some important pieces of legislation concerning Medicare reimbursement for telehealth, Roy Schoenberg says.
A HIMSS government relations expert says hospitals can make an impact on policy and offers suggestions about being heard by lawmakers to improve patient care.
Interoperability
The nonprofit aims to press Congress for PDMP interoperability between states and more accessible data.
Electronic Health Records
Most electronic health record vendors allocated less money to lobbying last year than they did in 2016 -- with the notable exception being Cerner.
Many Democrats opposed Azar’s link to the pharmaceutical industry and high drug prices.
Quality & Safety
The collaboration aims to improve the VA’s ability to investigate fraud and wrongdoing in Veterans Affairs programs.