Government & Policy

While Intel, Beth Israel Deaconess and others threw their support behind the CMS proposed plan to make interoperability mandatory for Medicaid and Medicare billing, AHA and other stakeholders slammed the proposal as “premature” and “duplicative.”

President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the veterans’ agency, Robert Wilkie, also says he would not privatize veterans’ healthcare if confirmed.

The amount averages about $1 billion a year, less than the projected $16 billion for the Cerner platform -- which Congressional members say doesn’t encompass the whole price tag.

But several representatives pressed the department on the “staggering” cost of the project during the VA House Committee meeting.

The CHIO will support health IT management and technology innovation policy within the agency, while coordinating those efforts among staff.

Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) has appointed two new leaders to shape its scientific and technology strategies as the institute forges ahead with initiatives aiming to address some of the most pressing health research challenges through cutting-edge data science.

The new guidance suggests that new KPI standards in 12 categories to allow companies to test regardless of whether they already have a device on the market.

Submissions for speaking opportunities at the health IT conference are open until July 16.

The database will help EHR vendors incorporate health IT standards to smooth the exchange of patient information across care settings.

The event, on Aug. 13, will host app developers to build and innovate software that can help patients access and understand their health data, CMS Administrator Seema Verma said.