Government & Policy

HHS Office for Civil Rights offers new perspective on the privacy law relating to mental health and substance abuse.

The global ransomworm attack crippled over 300,000 devices in more than 150 countries in May, including 16 branches of the U.K. National Health Service.

Veterans Affairs will require Cerner to work with agency affiliates, providers and other EHR vendors to fuel interoperability.

Everyone working in healthcare will use those – and the five other words the CDC is banned from writing – no matter what.

The framework's five categories include data governance, quality, operations, platforms and standards.

In response to an ever-worsening cybersecurity environment in healthcare, with an increasing number of cyberattacks on hospitals, health systems and clinics, the American Health Information Management Association has issued new cybersecurity guidelines for healthcare professionals to reference as they seek ways to implement cybersecurity prevention measures.

The informatics group also sent a letter to Congress earlier in the week about its concern the tax bill will slash the stipend for graduate students studying health informatics.

The federal government’s finalized plan to overhaul legacy tech and move the government into a more secure, cloud-based infrastructure, kicks off Jan. 1, 2018.

The landmark decision, according to Chairman Ajit Pai, will promote competition among internet providers.

While FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai claims overturning rules regulating the Internet could be a boon to telemedicine and add bandwidth to underserved areas, many people working in the industry say that’s a stretch.