Government & Policy

AHA says it welcomes the letter urging UHG to step up payments to hospitals, physicians and other providers.

The Biden Cancer Moonshot says that Epic, Oracle Health, Meditech, athenahealth, Flatiron, Ontada, ThymeCare and CVS Health have adopted the CMS Enhancing Oncology Model to increase interoperability, advance equity and improve cancer diagnosis outcomes.

What we know about this "well-planned assault" underscores the need for transparency in reporting cyber incidents and highlights the urgency of contingency planning for healthcare organizations, says a leader from the National Cybersecurity Alliance.

UnitedHealth Group says the pharmacy network could be back online as soon as today.

The reach of the cyberattack is a looming crisis for providers' financial stability, particularly in rural areas, and could soon impact patient care, said Ted Okon of the Community Oncology Alliance.

Governments need to develop and fund enterprise architecture to solve major health issues like homelessness, according to Gabriel Seidman, director of policy at Ellison Institute of Technology, and his colleagues.  

Part D plan sponsors are expected to create a seamless experience for people who opt into the out-of-pocket payment program.

Federal agencies confirm, in the wake of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, that healthcare organizations have been targeted since the DOJ announced the seizure of the cyberterror gang's infrastructure in December.

Developed over eighteen months by the Cybersecurity Working Group and government partners, the plan is a five-year health industry roadmap for addressing frequent and sophisticated cyber incidents aimed at the sector.

With the European Health Data Space and its associated legislation progressing at pace, HIMSS is working to promote the topic of EU interoperability to a wider audience – starting with its Rome conference in May.