Jessica Davis

In order to be successful with MSSP or other value-based programs, providers need real-time data to improve outcomes and costs, according to healthcare attorney Pam Hepp.

The medical imaging group is asking for medical devices and components to be exempt from the president’s tariffs on Chinese imports.

Hackers hijacked an employee email account and diverted emails sent to the account to another account for which the county did not have access.

In response to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s RFI on how to improve medical device security, industry groups asked for FDA standards around devices -- among a host of other support measures.

Healthcare providers are investing more in cybersecurity, but an increase in threat sophistication and new bad actors mean the industry is still not ready for the next big global cyberattack.

While Intel, Beth Israel Deaconess and others threw their support behind the CMS proposed plan to make interoperability mandatory for Medicaid and Medicare billing, AHA and other stakeholders slammed the proposal as “premature” and “duplicative.”

President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the veterans’ agency, Robert Wilkie, also says he would not privatize veterans’ healthcare if confirmed.

The amount averages about $1 billion a year, less than the projected $16 billion for the Cerner platform -- which Congressional members say doesn’t encompass the whole price tag.

But several representatives pressed the department on the “staggering” cost of the project during the VA House Committee meeting.

The CHIO will support health IT management and technology innovation policy within the agency, while coordinating those efforts among staff.