Government & Policy

The CEOs of four prestigious healthcare systems gathered in Florida on Dec. 28 to meet with President-elect Donald J. Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach – reportedly to discuss care delivery reforms and ways to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Here are some of the most popular stories of the past year – and a few that were emblematic of the momentous trends that shaped healthcare information technology in 2016.

On Dec. 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final guidance addressing the cyber vulnerabilities in medical devices, outlining how manufacturers should maintain security of internet-connected devices such as pacemakers and insulin pumps.

Health and Human Services’ goal is to integrate behavioral health with physical health, engage communities, and evaluate the programs based on 21 quality measures.

Starting with ONC leadership, the Trump team should seek to hold the gains in electronic health record adoption and interoperability, the group says.

President-elect Donald Trump selected Tom Bossert as White House homeland security and counterterrorism advisor - and elevated the position as an assistant to the president, the incoming administration announced Dec. 27.

The day-long pre-conference symposium will focus on developing IT-enabled workflows to meet CMS inpatient quality requirements.

Party leaders have sworn to overturn the Affordable Care Act without causing harm to Americans that have benefits. The problem? Paying for a replacement to the health reform law if ACA taxes go away. 

'PwC is placing a strategic bet that healthcare in America will continue to move to value-based payment and outcomes will continue to evolve in the U.S. under a President Trump. It's a sound bet.'

Nurses, pharmacists, doctors rank highest on the honest and ethics in U.S. professions for 2016.