Government & Policy
The bipartisan bill would eliminate a mandate for Medicare patients to be seen in person before receiving virtual behavioral care.
The Project US@ initiative aims to support safety, privacy and interoperability by standardizing patient addresses across healthcare.
Vikas Singla was charged with 17 counts of intentional damage to a protected computer and one count of obtaining information from a protected computer.
Elevation of privilege was the most frequently detected issue in Microsoft products, followed by remote code execution and information disclosure.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dr. Daniel B. Jernigan says people are a vital component of interoperability efforts.
National Coordinator for Health IT Micky Tripathi also outlined his "wish list" for IT innovation at the DirectTrust Summit this week.
Patients now have until September to opt out of plans to share GP medical records with third parties.
HIMSS21 Europe
Dr Ahmed El Saeed, told the #HIMSS21Europe audience that private firms had a very important role in “building back fairer”.
The mandatory reporting of the number of vaccinated aged care workers across settings will be in effect in the coming weeks.
Other recommendations include boosting local production, promoting research and development, and creating robust quality management maturity.