Government & Policy

It emphasises strong digital health literacy among consumers and carers as well as having secure connected digital solutions.

With 80% of nationwide prescribers utilizing e-prescribing in their practice, some US states are beginning to require the same level of e-prescribing compliance for non-controlled prescriptions to further mitigate the risk of errors and potential penalties.

The watchdog agency has reached an agreement with a behavioral health practice for potential HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule violations leading up to and at the time of the 2019 breach.

The government agencies announced that they seized numerous LockBit websites and control of servers used by the ransomware's administrators, disrupting the ability of threat actors to encrypt networks and extort victims.

Te Whatu Ora recently disclosed the state of the health system's digital assets to the new Health Minister.

Three draft publications address pharmacy-related patient safety issues and continued challenges with appointment scheduling in the Oracle Health electronic health record, says David Case, OIG deputy inspector general.

The agency's national survey of digital health companies shows that 73% use standards-based application programming interfaces when they are integrating with electronic health records, with a majority using the FHIR standard.

To promote exchanging public health data, the electronic information sharing network will waive annual fees for three years to the first five health information exchanges that agree to share data on the platform or via TEFCA.

The rule improves the flexibility and accessibility of federal funding so that Tribes can provide citizens with services, HHS said.

Their designation as Qualified Health Information Networks brings several new EHR vendors and other healthcare organizations into the nationwide interoperability framework.