Jessica Davis
FDA budget requests include clinical software, natural language processing and real-time device data
Agency Chief Scott Gottlieb also will establish a Center of Excellence on Digital Health designed to create a new way to evaluate third-party certifiers and supported by a cybersecurity unit.
Privacy & Security
Officials found the Russian military “was almost certainly responsible” for the massive global attack, and serves as a reminder that nation-state actors can impact even small organizations that weren’t the intended target.
Compliance
A report found David Shulkin, MD, also improperly accepted tickets to Wimbledon during his summer trip to Europe, but the secretary calls the report inaccurate and biased.
Accountable Care
University of Chicago Medicine Chief Experience and Innovation Officer dives into her role and how it can be used to improve patient experiences, engage employees and fuel patient engagement.
The agency has revamped its healthcare program through text messaging, the Anywhere to Anywhere telemedicine program and other health programs over the last year.
Electronic Health Records
The proposed funding is a substantial investment into the initiative, which the administration said will help to facilitate a seamless transition.
Interoperability
The President's proposed budget makes deep cuts to health departments and public health initiatives while boosting budgets for the FDA and the NIH.
Referencing the administrative burden for physicians, the group also recommends CMS limit evaluation and management measures and instead focus on interoperability efforts.
The Health IT Advisory Committee advises ONC, focusing first on the Trusted Exchange Framework -- meant to fuel data sharing between HIE networks.
Privacy & Security
The Florida VA provider set-up its Wi-Fi network without coordinating with the VA’s IT office.