Government & Policy
Electronic Health Records
The VistA replacement will be built off the MHS Genesis work already in progress for the Defense Department.
Compliance
HHS is accused of retaliating against two of its cybersecurity leaders for speaking with the committee.
The agency wants to jump onto the current success of DoD’s similar Cerner roll outs in the Pacific Northwest and needs the funds now to avoid driving up the project’s cost down the line.
Quality & Safety
Intermountain and Geisinger -- among others -- are joining similar calls to action by OIG and Congress for CMS to finally add UDI to claim forms to better identify faulty medical devices.
Electronic Health Records
And that frustration could mean they fall short of payment incentive goals, SA Ignite says.
Electronic Health Records
The EHR system provider says it will stop litigation if the VA agrees to let a skilled IT professional assess whether its platform is indeed cheaper, faster and better than Cerner.
Industry trade groups like the American Hospital Association and HIMSS are encouraged by his background in innovation and health IT.
Mobile Health IT
Abilify MyCite can alert physicians when patients have – or haven't – taken their medication, given physicians hope for greater medication adherence.
Revenue Cycle
Only seven states have little to no activity around value-based payment models, a study by Change Healthcare found.
The president has selected Alex Azar, a George W. Bush Administration alum, to kick-start Obamacare repeal, lower drug prices and further deregulation.