Compliance & Legal

Although some schedulers reported positive experiences, the Office of Inspector General found a host of problems with the system's implementation.

Artificial intelligence is the "transformative technology of our time" and demands strong, smart regulation to enable its potential, says Brookings scholar Darrell M. West ahead of his appearance at HIMSS Machine Learning & AI for Healthcare.

The new document, published this past week, takes stock of a fast-changing technology environment – and would replace the agency's previous medical device guidance, first issued more than 16 years ago.

The registration page in its original form was not usable for those who used screen-reader software or who didn't have a computer mouse.

The Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency this week released a binding operational directive this week requiring federal agencies to patch known exploited vulnerabilities carrying "significant risk" to the federal enterprise.

Advocacy organizations and business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Congress, argue that current law effectively prevents employers from offering virtual care to part-time or seasonal workers.

The electronic health record vendor had asked the nation's highest court to review its case against Tata Consultancy Services earlier this year.

The groups say that the premature expiration of pandemic-era policies could leave patients, especially immunocompromised people, in the lurch.

The so-called SUNSET rule would have required the Department of Health and Human Services to review its regulations once a decade.

In a preview of the HIMSS Machine Learning & AI for Healthcare event, Carium general counsel Matt Fisher explains two areas of potential liability concerning artificial intelligence – and explains how healthcare organizations can protect themselves.