Government & Policy

FBI and CISA warn U.S. hospitals to heed indicators of compromise immediately. RansomHouse shuts down a major Barcelona health system. The U.S. and European partners seize equipment possibly used in DoppelPaymer exploits.

What healthcare organizations can expect under this law.

The AHA, HITRUST and others are encouraged by the plan, and pledge collaboration and support to help make requirements feasible – such as creating security incentives for software companies.

The G20 Riyadh declaration aligned recommendations with the World Health Organization's Global Strategy on Digital Health. Taghreed Justinia, regional director for IT Services at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, explains.

The vendor group says it's impossible for its members to respond before reviewing electronic health record requirements in pending ONC Health IT Certification Program standards.  

The nation is focusing on improving the output of care and quality outcomes by steering toward value-based models, says Dr. Ahmed Balkhair, chief digital health officer at Obeikan Investment Group and advisor to the National Health Information Center.

The American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action subsidiary say requiring patients who initiated treatment by telehealth during the pandemic to visit a provider for prescriptions is overly restrictive and could cause harm.

Frank Hester, CEO and founder of TPP, says EHR vendors must understand they need their solutions to work not just for hospitals, but also for governments, if the whole health ecosystem is going to manage future pandemics.