Government & Policy
Electronic Health Records
The aim of the core measures is to refocus the agency's regimen of quality metrics on high-quality healthcare and meaningful outcomes for patients, according to the agency.
Quality & Safety
GAO found that 8 out of 9 providers with concerns on their records weren’t reported to state and national databases.
Workforce
Hines, who built her own healthcare technology company, honored by Women in Technology.
IT Infrastructure
The proposed draft would update the agency’s Rural Health Care Program and waive the $400 million annual cap for a one-time basis, as its Telecom Program has doubled in size from 2011 to 2016.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is part of today’s zeitgeist: whether it be parallels with 'I, Robot' dystopias or predictions about its impact on society.
Telehealth
The increase in the use of telehealth in the healthcare sector have prompted the HHS watchdog to evaluate compliance with reimbursement requirements.
Privacy & Security
Congressman says BOMs included with every device will help organizations assess threats and give transparency with managing system vulnerabilities.
Privacy & Security
The Internet of Medical Things Resilience Partnership Act would require the FDA to establish a working group to recommend frameworks and guidelines for medical device security.
As established by the 21st Century Cures Act, the committee is tasked with creating policies, standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria for health technology.
Accountable Care
Experts point to ONC’s own challenge as evidence that algorithms are a more effective approach to the patient record matching problem.