Compliance & Legal

An expert in artificial intelligence and machine learning from a top national law firm offers perspective for healthcare C-suite executives and other health IT leaders.

The lawsuits allege that the two largest hospital networks in Louisiana, LCMC Health and Willis-Knighton Health, used tracking code on their websites and shared protected patient data.

Only 40% of them are confident about their capability to protect patient data privacy.

The group's citizens petition asks the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to repurpose its Final Guidance on Clinical Decision Support Software, claiming it's at odds with other federal policies. 

GoodRx agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine under the proposed order, but it admitted no wrongdoing.

The state has signed the Kentucky-based healthcare IT company, which now operates PDMPs in 44 states, to run a heavily-debated program expected to launch in spring 2023.

The government relations team at HIMSS offers some insights on what's next for telehealth, broadband expansion, interoperability rules and more in the year ahead.

While more data is still needed to reveal if mandated compliance programs decrease opioid prescription diversion and doctor shopping, new ONC studies show "substantial growth" in the use of EPCS and "widespread use" of PDMPs in 2021.

While acknowledging that securing access to data is a shared goal, the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association suggests ONC's interoperability framework does not consider existing controls, or certain business standards and workflows.