Jessica Davis
Telehealth
The telehealth giant had been embroiled in an ongoing legal battle with Texas since 2011, but state passage of legislation in May to allow first-time patient visits on telehealth platforms changed that.
Interoperability
The CMS Administrator talked about her personal mission to give patients a voice -- and better access to data they need.
Compliance
The bill will require orgs to report breaches within 30-days of discovery and is intended to standardize breach notification laws.
Privacy & Security
The new $27 million project will provide the NHS Security Operations Center with enhanced monitoring capabilities, ethical hacking, vulnerability testing and malware analysis.
Both sides of the aisle -- and even the former Eli Lilly exec himself -- expressed concerns over the ballooning drug prices and stressed the need to make pharmaceuticals more affordable.
Workforce
Even in today’s tumultuous political environment, do not let others seal your fate, prominent women in healthcare and technology contend. Instead, embrace diversity, resilience and tenacity and strike a work-life balance.
Precision Medicine
The genomic data management company will reimburse its customers up to $1 million for certain data loss associated with unauthorized account activity.
Quality & Safety
GAO found that 8 out of 9 providers with concerns on their records weren’t reported to state and national databases.
IT Infrastructure
The proposed draft would update the agency’s Rural Health Care Program and waive the $400 million annual cap for a one-time basis, as its Telecom Program has doubled in size from 2011 to 2016.
Privacy & Security
Cottage Health breached the data of over 50,000 patients in 2013 and 2015 after leaving a server unencrypted and without a firewall, permissions or password protection.