Skip to main content

Government & Policy

Compliance
By Jessica Davis | 11:21 am | October 23, 2017
The case was dismissed based on jurisdiction, but the VA and Cerner both say CliniComp has not shown why the VA’s decision is illegal or unjustified.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 10:39 am | October 20, 2017
Energy and Commerce Chairman Rep. Greg Walden is hoping Nuance’s experience falling victim to the global cyberattack in June can provide valuable insights for other organizations.
IT Infrastructure
By Jessica Davis | 02:32 pm | October 18, 2017
The bill - written by the VA and proposed to Congress - would expand care access for veterans and make it legally easier to share patient records between the VA and outside providers.
Analytics
By Jessica Davis | 02:29 pm | October 17, 2017
Immunization tracking method leverages an open source tool developed by NIST and can be fully integrated into EHRs and other clinical software.
By Jessica Davis | 12:58 pm | October 17, 2017
The much-liked holdover from the Obama administration is a top contender to fill the position abruptly left vacant by Tom Price.
Precision Medicine
By Bernie Monegain | 02:01 pm | October 13, 2017
The Partnership for Accelerating Cancer Therapies - PACT - is a five-year, $215 million collaboration and part of the Cancer Moonshot.
Interoperability
By Leontina Postelnicu | 11:12 am | October 13, 2017
Seven national genomic laboratory hubs will become operational by November 2018.
By Bill Siwicki | 05:12 pm | October 12, 2017
The just-confirmed deputy HHS secretary will lead the department he previously served in under the Bush administration.
By Jeff Lagasse | 01:53 pm | October 12, 2017
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order expanding access to "association health plans" Thursday, ostensibly to allow small business -- and perhaps individuals -- to purchase a type of health insurance that circumvents Affordable Care Act protections and state regulations.
Electronic Health Records
By Tom Sullivan | 12:11 pm | October 11, 2017
Improved interoperability requires integrating exchange frameworks, improving usability, earning the engagement of caregivers and patients, and more.