Government & Policy

A week of discussion spearheaded by the patient advocate group aims to highlight the risks of harm from unauthorized access to healthcare information over the internet. There should be "no aggregation without representation," its leaders say.

Also, the South Korean government is deploying AI to check on solo-living seniors during the upcoming holidays.

Without policy changes, the DEA could curtail current controlled substance prescribing allowances by the end of the year – a "predictable and preventable crisis," says the American Telemedicine Association.

The National Medical Register streamlines access to updated information on registered doctors in the country.

It is currently seeking telehealth providers to support this project.

Consultant Matt Wolf says that, despite telehealth staying in the spotlight since the pandemic, it faces some setbacks that could limit lasting success. Incentivizing better patient outcomes could help virtual care make more economic sense.

Also, the Australian government has invested $6 million in four national health data projects.

It prioritises mitigating risks posed by some 30 legacy and end-of-life payroll systems.

Anne Moen of Gravitate-Health says the company wants to work with regulators to help European patients translate prescription information into their language of choice while traveling through the EU.

The FBI and CISA say a significant percentage of foreign threat actors associated with the government of Iran are targeting several U.S. sectors, including healthcare and local governments, to obtain network access and deploy ransomware.