Government & Policy

American Medical Association President Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld is a keynote speaker at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum.

Thanks to a $2.4 million grant from the DoD, Rion is collaborating with the Mayo Clinic and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute to study the company’s Exosome Product for service members. Dr. Atta Behfar, Rion CEO and cofounder, explains.  

"When we see a vulnerability or intrusion campaign that could have been reasonably avoided if the software manufacturer had aligned to secure by design principles, we’ll call it out," writes CISA cybersecurity leaders Eric Goldstein and Bob Lord.

The Australian Alliance for AI in Healthcare has just updated its national policy roadmap for AI in healthcare.

Data security protections also remain weak.

OCR investigated Saint Joseph’s Medical Center for alleged violations of HIPAA when it disclosed three patients’ PHI to the Associated Press without written authorization. 

The initiative, extended through 2024, includes waivers and flexibilities for routine services, telehealth and physical home requirements.

While more countries are considering implementing a national EMR, they remain on the fence given its cost, notes TPP founder and CEO Frank Hester.

"We've got to be able to do something to incent those smaller community hospitals," says Wes Wright, chief healthcare officer of Ordr, because they cannot afford to protect the large electronic attack surfaces created with meaningful use requirements.

HHS is proposing expensive new disincentives to prevent information blocking. There are significant details to be aware of, especially around a list of enumerated exceptions – and HCOs must work quickly to understand them, data privacy experts say.