Government & Policy

A nurse checking a patient's record on a digital tablet
By Adam Ang 07:17 am September 27, 2024
Also, Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand is set to launch a national programme ensuring cancer therapy adherence.
Rural hospital complex
By Jeff Lagasse 03:03 pm September 26, 2024
The focus will be on ensuring rural communities have access to primary care, emergency services and specialty care.
VA building signage
By Andrea Fox 11:11 am September 25, 2024
So says a new OIG audit, which found the VA and Oracle Health have been misaligned in their responses to outages throughout Electronic Health Record Modernization. While the agency has made procedural improvements, it needs to go further, auditors say.
Information exchange abstract
By Mike Miliard 09:47 am September 25, 2024
The aim is to bolster more consistent use of the HL7 interoperability standard across HHS, says the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, and help "break down the silos separating patients, providers, payers, public health and research."
A doctor checking a patient's record on a laptop computer
By Adam Ang 08:12 pm September 24, 2024
This comes as the government outlined a four-year national medical AI research and development roadmap.
A doctor reviewing a patient's record on a digital tablet
By Adam Ang 08:08 pm September 24, 2024
This includes a benchmarking platform for validating healthcare AI models.
Man's hands show on bible and gavel at a table
By Andrea Fox 04:00 pm September 23, 2024
Despite a greater ability for healthcare entities to challenge regulatory decrees in court, increased litigation could result in unfavorable court decisions that are harder to fix, healthcare attorneys say.
Clinician at a computer terminal
By Jeff Lagasse 10:54 am September 20, 2024
Confusion around CMS' final rules has been a challenge, yet the industry continues to advance seamless data exchange.
Texas State Capitol
By Andrea Fox 01:45 am September 20, 2024
The investigation, billed as the first of its kind, had alleged that Dallas-based Piece Technologies made "deceptive claims" about the accuracy of its artificial intelligence products, which are deployed at several hospitals in the Lone Star State.
Veteran receives care and gets benefits information
By Mike Miliard 08:15 am September 19, 2024
Both electronic health record vendors have made open API code available to their health system clients that enables them to coordinate with the VA when treating veterans who have sought care at community providers.