Government & Policy

Think tanks slam plans to give Government more power over the NHS. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Dr. Suzanne B. Schwartz says that no single stakeholder can solve medical device cybersecurity issues on their own.

African Union urges the European Commission to recognise Indian manufactured Covishield vaccine.

Monthly Update: HIMSS Media's Jonah Comstock recaps some of June's top healthcare stories, including event news, upcoming wearables and controversy surrounding the UnitedHealth Group.

Following a three-month review of the program, Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough said this week that the department would stay the course with the Millennium-based platform, despite scheduling setbacks.

Believe it or not, we're already halfway through the year. Here's what HITN readers have been clicking.

Two months since the ONC info blocking rules took effect, many health systems are still sorting out what is required of them. Mark Segal, principal at Digital Health Policy Advisors, offers an explainer and shares best practices to avoid looming penalties.

Meanwhile, a new report shows that the U.S. leads the way in cybersecurity commitment – though it's clearly still vulnerable.

The platform aims to centralise various data in order to help improve disease prevention, as well as manage public health projects, and promote the involvement of communities in health programmes.

The COVID-19 pandemic acted as an accelerator of sorts for many experiments with virtual care implementations.