Government & Policy
Compliance
Inspector general says Defense Health Agency sites failed to consistently implement technical, physical and administrative protocols and may have violated HIPAA regulations in the process.
Electronic Health Records
A new public-private advisory council will work to build out the information exchange, which providers used to access health data for patients displaced by the California wildfires.
Compliance
U.S. government got approximately $125 million out of the False Claims case but what about eClinicalWorks customers?
Telehealth
The bill is a compromise from proposals made in the fall and would let veterans see a private sector provider if a VA provider agrees it’s in their best interest.
Analytics
The agency is hoping to build a database, including information from Veterans Affairs, to track adverse drug reactions through data mining and visualization.
Compliance
A look at what has transpired since the EHR vendor agreed to pay a fine in the False Claims suit that rattled the industry.
Road show that aims to connect federal government agencies with innovators adds a stop in the Midwest.
Electronic Health Records
Cerner CFO Mark Marc Naughton says the electronic health record vendor has broad support for the modernization project and will be ready to go once the contract is signed.
Telehealth
A hospital or clinic creates an extra layer of anxiety but care can be implemented in video-based therapy, which is finding success for patients, and providers.
While the White House claims former VA Secretary Shulkin resigned, Shulkin disagrees, and that discrepancy is what two veterans groups claim make Trump’s choice unlawful.