Compliance & Legal
A regulation exempting insurers from getting wet signatures for health insurance policies is supposed to lapse by end-September.
The agency also extended its statement to health apps, noting that there are still too few privacy protections for them.
The system will “improve functionality and coordination between health facilities” in the Emirates, says the country’s Ministry of Health and Prevention.
With new CMS rules, researchers say electronic health records should be more easily configurable with ONC's SAFER Guide recommendations – which in turn should be reviewed and updated by the agency each year.
The agency currently does not allow payment for critical-care telemedicine if the physician is located outside the United States.
The U.S. Department of Justice says the laboratory owner admitted to his role in a $73 million Medicare kickback conspiracy.
The program will cover a range of topics and best practices, including workflow, barriers to provision, regulatory considerations and health equity.
The agency determined that its internally developed Resource and Patient Management System would not be sustainable in the long term.
HIMSS21
The national coordinator for health IT laid out some of ONC's priorities under the Biden-Harris administration and explained why he thinks "info blocking" needs a rename.
HIMSS21
Rhode Island Rep. Brian Patrick Kennedy and Florida Sen. Gayle Harrell explained the role virtual care has played in their states during COVID-19.