Government & Policy

Previously the executive director of IT operations and enterprise services at England's National Health Service Digital, Quinn has been filling the chief information officer role on a temporary basis.

After two senators wrote a letter to the retail giant expressing concerns over the potential use of private health data shared with its virtual care services, reports say the Amazon Clinic expansion to all 50 states could be delayed up to three weeks.

The U.S. Virgin Islands signs with CRISP for a data and interoperability pilot program while Ontario launches an eHub with Oracle Health and the NOLA HIE rebrands.

A big one is identifying a patient's social needs in order to provide early intervention, says Sumit Sajnani, health information technology officer at the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy.

What is the government's role in building equitable tools and solutions and ensuring policies improve access? Tom Leary, SVP and head of government relations at HIMSS, explains.

Dr. Don Rucker, now chief strategy officer with 1upHealth, weighs in on where TEFCA is headed and his fundamental concerns about veering away from the way the rest of industry computes.

Dr. Don Rucker, now chief strategy officer with 1upHealth, makes the case for a FHIR-based TEFCA to hasten the speed of interoperability. "Let's not reinvent," he said.

A bipartisan group of 60 senators reintroduced the updated 2023 version of the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act. A companion bill was introduced in the House.

 Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld sworn in as the first openly gay person to serve as AMA president.

To help payers and providers manage the social determinant factors of value-based care, the company will deliver groceries and medications that healthcare coordinators order for patients.