Government & Policy

The Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new initiative aimed at rewarding hospitals for the quality of care they provide to people with Medicare while reducing healthcare costs.

"Historically, telehealth hasn't received the attention that it's deserved from the federal government," says Neal Neuberger, executive director of the Institute for e-Health Policy and president of Health Tech Strategies. A case in point is the government's meaningful use program.

Farzad Mostashari, MD, may be optimistic about the promise of healthcare information technology, but when he spoke April 26 at the Bipartisan Policy Center, he also warned of challenges ahead.

Presidential candidates are beginning to line up in the past month, as more Republicans declared their intentions of running. Several of them have strong ties to health IT.

It’s hard to tap the brakes – even ever so slightly – to an initiative like the government’s meaningful use program.

Study shows that patients treated via telehealth technologies did as well as those who were physically present in a medical center.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is seeking comments on approaches that will enable providers and other healthcare entities to obtain and manage digital certificates that are cross-certified with the Federal Bridge.

A limited number of users are testing the graphical user interface at DOD's and VA's medical centers in Honolulu, with North Chicago to start a GUI pilot during the summer.

PricewaterhouseCooper's Bruce Henderson explains why proposed regulations for an accountable care organization are so "onerous and grinding."

Group intends to "provide a robust view of the rapidly evolving HIT ecosystem," CEO Kate Berry says.