Government & Policy

A big one is identifying a patient's social needs in order to provide early intervention, says Sumit Sajnani, health information technology officer at the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy.

What is the government's role in building equitable tools and solutions and ensuring policies improve access? Tom Leary, SVP and head of government relations at HIMSS, explains.

Dr. Don Rucker, now chief strategy officer with 1upHealth, weighs in on where TEFCA is headed and his fundamental concerns about veering away from the way the rest of industry computes.

Dr. Don Rucker, now chief strategy officer with 1upHealth, makes the case for a FHIR-based TEFCA to hasten the speed of interoperability. "Let's not reinvent," he said.

A bipartisan group of 60 senators reintroduced the updated 2023 version of the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act. A companion bill was introduced in the House.

To help payers and providers manage the social determinant factors of value-based care, the company will deliver groceries and medications that healthcare coordinators order for patients.

They say a vulnerability in MOVEit, a managed file transfer product from Progress Software that provides automated high-volume, HIPAA- and GDPR-compliant transfers, could leave hospitals or healthcare organizations at risk.

Collaboration is key for the National Indian Health Board as it becomes part of the HIMSS community and looks to expand beyond its networks, says A.C. Locklear, the board's federal relations director.

Training machine learning on the data amassed by the Illinois Department of Public Health could help the department better understand who might be at greatest risk of a variety of conditions, says IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra.