Government & Policy
Legislation
Republican senators voting against motion to proceed were Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
Legislation
The pilot program would provide 10 Veterans Affairs medical centers with medical scribes over the next two years and require the agency to periodically report to Congress.
Legislation
Applications are being accepted for the HHS group under a provision of the 21st Century Cures Act.
Workforce
A United Nations political forum finds measurable ways technology can play a role in parity.
EHR
Just one-third of patients offered visibility into their health data took advantage of it, according to a recent report, which offers recommendations for improving patient access.
EHR
The bipartisan legislation is part of a CMS Innovation Center project to promote EHR adoption for the improvement of care quality and interoperability.
Women in Health IT
The proposed bill can help close the tech gender gap and has support from ranking Democrat from the House's Science, Space and Tech committee.
EHR
EHR vendor to replace Meditech and LSS systems in place at Jones Memorial Hospital since 1999.
Compliance
Introduced Thursday to the Energy and Commerce Committee, the bill would reduce the volume of future EHR-related significant hardship requests.
Regulation
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would receive $5.8 billion in funding, with only $300 million designated for the lead research group on healthcare quality, costs and outcomes.