Government & Policy
Proposed rule asks for feedback on data collection on LGBTQ+, race and ethnicity, rural populations and more.
The agency has also awarded an additional $942,000 to the Sequoia Project to support its efforts as the interoperability initiative's recognized coordinating entity.
Israel’s Sheba Medical Center is currently amongst the top 10 hospitals in the world. The latest agreement aims to improve healthcare services, including healthtech offerings.
The professional services provider will gauge the island state's difficulties in implementing digital health.
Version 2 of the United States Core Data for Interoperability offers "clearer direction toward the standardized, electronic exchange" of those data types and others, enabling better care for "all patients."
A pair of reports from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General raised more potential concerns about the VA's electronic health modernization program.
A wide-ranging study recently found that an increase in telehealth over the past six years corresponded with a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions due to transportation.
The Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 aims to strengthen efforts to coordinate health and social services, in part by offering targeted technical assistance to communities.
OIG said CMS should make changes to require accreditation organizations to perform surveys after it issues new participation requirements.
The agency says the DICOM standard used by picture archiving communication systems is open to exploitation when connected to the Internet, and that providers should act now to patch at-risk PACS.