Government & Policy

The agency is distributing iPads to some 50,000 veterans nationwide, to enable them to connect with virtual care visits and manage their data via the Health Records app.

Reportedly showing promising results is the G42 Healthcare vaccine currently undergoing Phase III clinical trials. It is now being made optionally available to healthcare professionals on the frontlines, confirmed the country’s Minister of Health and Prevention. 

Dr. Amy Abernethy, principal deputy commissioner at the U.S. FDA, discusses the need for regulatory "agility" during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The stakeholder coalition warned of the potential consequences if telehealth is not safeguarded before the public health emergency ends.

Its recommendations include lifting limitations on originating sites, allowing telehealth for various types of conditions and reinstating the HIPAA provisions temporarily lifted during the public health emergency.

Cyber crooks used social engineering and exploited authentication protocols in an attempt to divert payments from its Financial Services Center.

Attorneys from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP have put together a resource to help providers navigate the requirements of ONC's 21st Century Cures regs as the Nov. 2 due date approaches.

UK government announces that a new COVID-19 contact tracing app will be launched across England and Wales on 24 September.

The UpToDate integration allows docs, nurses and pharmacists from 18 DHA sites to access it via the authority’s Salama EMR to "make evidence-based clinical decisions for their patients and keep their medical knowledge up to date."

Global health leaders are calling for urgent action to help combat climate change and reduce inequality to improve health around the world during the closing keynote of the HIMSS & Heath 2.0 European Digital event.