Government & Policy
Patient Engagement
AI, IoT, cybersecurity, disaster preparedness and patient experience are prime concerns, according to PwC.
The framework would use more modern criteria, allowing comparisons to standards more in line with the tech being evaluated.
The agency believes a nationwide prescription drug monitoring program could be more effective in helping providers identify patients who are potentially abusing or misusing opioids.
Electronic Health Records
After 138 contractors hired to develop, manage and maintain its legacy VistA EHR, it's now obsolete.
Electronic Health Records
With federal spending priorities in flux, and VistA technology issues still to be ironed out, one expert parses out what we might expect in the weeks ahead.
Analytics
The agency is calling on programmers and healthcare professionals to develop new tools to prevent addiction and track usage.
Electronic Health Records
That goes for the way CMS serves its constituents as well as how it work with ONC in thinking about more usable and less burdensome EHRs.
Interoperability
The CMS Administrator talked about her personal mission to give patients a voice -- and better access to data they need.
Compliance
The bill will require orgs to report breaches within 30-days of discovery and is intended to standardize breach notification laws.