Government & Policy

New framework aims to track usage data on standardized data exchange progress.

(SPONSORED) Justin Barnes interviews CEO of eHealth Services Group Denise Hines, addressing the hot topics of discussion at HIMSS17 including Women in Health IT, workforce diversity and the future of health IT policy and technologies.

Pamela Hepp predicts that Congress will not ultimately repeal the ACA. But even as Republicans look to shrink government, they are historically strong on enforcement -- and HIPAA will not be an exception.

Healthcare IT News readers largely booed Trump's choice of appointees, communication by HHS and his attempt at replacing Obamacare.

While the healthcare industry debates the future of the outdated EHR, VA’s acting undersecretary said the agency is still looking into all options.

President Zane Burke said at this point there’s nothing but speculation about a potential contract to replace the VA’s VistA.

By advancing the EHR code base, rather than picking a commercial EHR, Veterans Affairs can modernize its proprietary software at a fraction of the cost, officials say.

The OCR director stressed the importance of interoperability and protecting patient data during his Thursday morning session at Health Datapalooza.

The HHS secretary said interoperability is needed, but pledged his office will take a "60,000-foot" view.

Here’s a look at what went wrong, and what the Coast Guard seeks in its next electronic health record.