Government & Policy
Electronic Health Records
With federal spending priorities in flux, and VistA technology issues still to be ironed out, one expert parses out what we might expect in the weeks ahead.
Analytics
The agency is calling on programmers and healthcare professionals to develop new tools to prevent addiction and track usage.
Electronic Health Records
That goes for the way CMS serves its constituents as well as how it work with ONC in thinking about more usable and less burdensome EHRs.
Interoperability
The CMS Administrator talked about her personal mission to give patients a voice -- and better access to data they need.
Compliance
The bill will require orgs to report breaches within 30-days of discovery and is intended to standardize breach notification laws.
Claims Processing
As the department work to finalize its EHR modernization contract with Cerner, it extends a smaller deal for centralized claims management.
Analytics
The informatics group calls for dedicated roadmap for standards, including a framework for how multiple standards should fit together to support data exchange.
Both sides of the aisle -- and even the former Eli Lilly exec himself -- expressed concerns over the ballooning drug prices and stressed the need to make pharmaceuticals more affordable.
Interoperability
State HIT Coordinator Carrie Paykoc said the plan aligns with national efforts and drives toward Colorado’s own take on the Triple Aim.