Legislation
Legislation
New funding targets diverse and underserved populations as well as settings beyond academic medical centers.
Legislation
The Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, filed in the U.S. House of Representatives, would mandate e-prescribing for controlled substances under Medicare Part D.
Security
Don’t let that audit turn into a deeper investigation, Deven McGraw said at the Allscripts user conference in Chicago.
Women in Health IT
The Texas physician is the president’s choice for assistant secretary of health but Senate Democrats say Giroir’s testimony left them skeptical that he would support women’s health programs.
EHR
Epic says it absolutely supports patient access to medical records despite reports of tense chat wi…
The EHR vendor said the issue was related to how it could translate a patient’s EHR information in a way that is easy to understand.
Advocacy
Appointees will advise National Coordinator for Health IT on policies, standards, specifications.
Regulation
The President and the Veterans Affairs secretary also announced a new telehealth app and said they are rolling out another nationwide.
Regulation
In a leaked audio, the senior adviser and son-in-law to President Donald Trump discusses meetings with the VA Secretary, Defense Secretary and DoD EHR experts.
Cloud Computing
Agency says the eClinicalWorks False Claims Act settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice signals a new area of healthcare fraud.
Legislation
The White House opioid group led by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie also asked Trump to declare the opioid epidemic a national emergency.