Government & Policy

ONC's Tsang joins Hawaii health transform team
By Mary Mosquera | 12:44 pm | August 05, 2011
Hawaii governor names ONC's Tsang to help spearhead state effort to develop innovative delivery of healthcare services, including EHR adoption.
Mobile health advocates say meaningful use is part of their plan
By Eric Wicklund | 10:46 am | August 05, 2011
The government's meaningful use guidelines for healthcare reform have caught the attention of mobile health and telemedicine advocates, who say their programs are right in line with efforts to adopt IT to improve healthcare delivery.
Moves: MGMA CEO joins consultant, new Federal CIO appointed
By Molly Merrill | 12:51 pm | August 04, 2011
Outgoing MGMA head William Jessee discusses future plans, while White House names Steven VanRoekel incoming Federal CIO.
Moving on: Jessee's plans after MGMA, White House's new CIO
By Molly Merrill | 12:06 pm | August 04, 2011
Outgoing MGMA President and CEO William F. Jessee, MD, announced Thursday he is joining Integrated Healthcare Strategies in October. In other leadership news, the White House named Steven VanRoekel as the new chief information officer for the federal government Thursday, replacing Vivek Kundra.
Q&A: Security failings 'a cultural issue,' says expert
By Mike Miliard | 12:33 pm | July 28, 2011
Mac McMillan, CEO of Austin, Texas-based IT security firm CynergisTek and chair of the HIMSS Privacy & Security Policy Task Force, has some strong opinions about privacy protections in healthcare nowadays. The short version? Things could be a lot better.
Q&A: The good, bad, and otherwise of ONC's Community College Consortium
By Tom Sullivan | 01:02 pm | July 27, 2011
A recent graduate of the program discusses doors the courses could open, potential career directions he and classmates are considering and suggestions for improving the program.
MGMA: Proposed 'accounting of disclosures' rule too burdensome
By Molly Merrill | 03:16 pm | July 26, 2011
The Medical Group Management Association is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to withdraw its proposed HIPAA "accounting of disclosures" rule, due to the burden it would put on practices to provide such a report – and the possibility that it might deter them from implementing new technology.
AMA and 91 groups call on CMS to alter e-prescribing penalties
By Molly Merrill | 11:29 am | July 26, 2011
American Medical Association cites need for more changes, including not starting penalties until 2013.
AMA, others sound alarm on proposed e-Rx penalty changes
By Molly Merrill | 11:03 am | July 26, 2011
The American Medical Association and 91 state and specialty medical societies have submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expressing concern over the proposed changes to the electronic prescribing penalty program.
Cloud-First, part 3: Kundra keeps laying consolidation foundation
By Tom Sullivan | 10:42 am | July 25, 2011
Federal CIO points to demonstrable headway made already, but questions linger about government agencies carrying out data center transformations.