Government & Policy

The standard aims to protect IoT device data, including RFID tags and medical implants. Four configurations focus on two main tasks – authenticated encryption with associated data and hashing.

Also, Pakistani nursing institutes have adopted AI to boost training.

Meanwhile, Accenture has been retained to continue supporting My Health Record's operations as the health system transitions to a consolidated, national digital health infrastructure.

AI will be banned for therapeutic decision-making, but will still be allowed for administrative and supplementary support.

VHA clinicians face challenges accessing certain electronic health data they need for effective care coordination, which can jeopardize veterans' health outcomes, according to a new report from the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General.

Christie Teigland, Inovalon's VP of research science and advanced analytics, says encounter data shows that MA enrollees are more likely to have a chronic condition than those of traditional fee-for-service Medicare.

The final tally has nearly doubled since United Health Group's estimates this past December. With breach notifications now mailed, the incident call center will be closing Aug. 26, says UHG.

While some say the executive order is too broad, others hope that by streamlining approvals and setting development standards it will "accelerate AI adoption in healthcare at a time when the industry has never needed it more."

WEDI applauded the pledge made by 60 organizations, including 11 health systems and 5 payers.

ASTP/ONC issued three health IT certification criteria related to drug cost transparency and prior authorizations initially proposed in the HTI-2 draft rule, including aligning with certain CMS interoperability requirements.