Government & Policy

Todd Park will take over as assistant to the President and U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO), filling a vacancy created by last month's departure of Aneesh Chopra, the nation's first CTO.

HL7: not just for IT anymore. That thinking is the catalyst behind a triptych of recent moves designed to open the standards process up to more health professionals, notably caregivers.

By involving more health professionals -- caregivers specifically -- the organization hopes to not only enhance aspects of HL7 such as usability, workflow, domain content, but also to enable a more comprehensive and specific manner of decision support at the point of care. Well, that and other initiatives in genomics and mobile health.

Jimmy Farris played for the Redskins and Falcons. Now, he's looking to harness that grit in a fight for Idaho congress, and among his campaign strategies is to point out the benefits health reform has already brought to Idahoans.

For physicians, the proposed rule for meaningful use Stage 2 offers some changes that make it easier for healthcare providers to demonstrate the requirements, including aligning measures with other quality reporting programs.

Meaningful use stage 2 proposed rule eased some burdens for physicians and rightfully focused on exchange, Waldren says.

Secretaries Panetta and Shinseki, of the DoD and VA respectively, are amid a series of meeting to talk about issues of import to both departments, including the joint iEHR and VLER iniatives.

When Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki met at the Pentagon earlier this week, EHRs was one of the topics on the table.

GOP Presidential candidate looks to distinguish the bill he signed as Governor of Massachusetts from President Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Leading up to next week's Super Tuesday, North Dakota Medical Association Executive Director Courtney Koebele discusses the challenges unique to The Peace Garden State, namely its anti-PPACA amendment, and Medicaid reimbursement issues.