Government & Policy

Part-time workers comprise some 70 percent of FEMA's workforce and they often operate without health insurance coverage.

The Statewide Health Information Network of New York enabled critical continuity of care as patients moved around in wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Interoperability can be fragile even when developers write good code, so testing early by vendors and other organizations is critical for meaningful use and health information exchange.

With his repeated vows to repeal the PPACA, a President Romney might be more cheerleader than funder for health IT, including the meaningful use program, which some experts said could become an attractive target for cuts because there is money promised but not yet paid.

David S. Finn, Symantec's health IT officer, looks at the reasons some leaders keep HIT employees longer than others.

Mitt Romney is no stranger to health information technology advocacy. But despite his earlier initiatives as governor of Massachusetts, many experts say health IT policies and their funding could be at risk if he were elected president.

Depending on whether Obama or Romney wins the election could signal a burst or lack of activity in producing a health insurance exchange blueprint by Nov. 16.

Roberta Mullin of HITECHAnswers reports from the first annual shindig of the combined MGMA-ACMPE, which concentrated on guiding practices toward the future, whether they intend to remain independent or combine with other health entities.

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Foundation has announced that John Glaser, CEO of Siemens Healthcare, Health Services Business Unit, has been selected as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Northern Ireland's health minister will be in Boston with dozens of other European health leaders this week, and he's hoping to build the province's tech reputation and talking of some of his agency's IT and mobile health initiatives.