Government & Policy

National Coordinator Don Rucker and Deputy National Coordinator Steve Posnack talk enforcement timelines, "content and manner," FHIR 4, gag clause provisions, patient privacy and more.

Both CMS and ONC have issued what they call "transformative" rules addressing 21st Century Cures data access requirements; they'll impact providers, payers, vendors and patients.

Mohannad Jameel M Brembali, general director of Health Supporting Systems at the Ministry of Health KSA, discusses Saudi Arabia's use of telehealth to improve healthcare access to patients in remote areas of the country.

The UAE’s ministry of health is working with one of the country’s top telecom operators to set up the region’s first virtual hospital, it has emerged.

An interview with Dr Jens Baas, CEO of one of the largest statutory health insurers in Germany, Techniker Krankenkasse.

American Telemedicine Association cheers the $8 billion emergency funding legislation, which it says will expand the toolkits of healthcare professionals working to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.

Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Dr. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) sent a follow-up letter to Ascension CEO Joesph Impicciche regarding privacy concerns about Project Nightingale.

The healthcare groups, along with eHealth Initiative, Health Innovation Alliance and Personal Connected Health Alliance, want Congress to enable HHS to expand access to virtual care for coronavirus patients.

His March 9 address at the 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition marks the first time a sitting president has spoken at the event.

The Cerner system was scheduled to go live March 28, but was delayed due to the need for additional development of interfaces between the existing EHR, Cerner’s platform and VA's general IT infrastructure.