Government & Policy

The proposal provides a "valuable tool to support the electronic submission of healthcare information," said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. It would reduce provider burden and could save more than $450 million a year.

While no CMS systems were breached, the agency notified Medicare beneficiaries potentially involved about the exposure of their PII and/or PHI.

Looking ahead to 2023 and beyond, HIMSS Media editors dust off the crystal ball for a look into what's ahead for hospital bottom lines, technology investments, digital health funding and more.

The legislation would direct the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to develop national guidance to cover prescription digital therapeutics under Medicaid and CHIP.

The American Hospital Association is calling for greater federal support for victims of cyberterrorism to help get hospitals back online quickly. It also advises hospitals to coordinate cyber response with their regional emergency planning efforts.

The federal precision medicine initiative aiming to study the DNA of 1 million volunteers has announced that it has begun returning personalized health-related DNA results to more than 155,000 participants.

The Mobile Health Apps tool aims to help developers determine which federal laws apply and which agencies oversee different aspects of mobile health technology.

Aster DM Healthcare has been working to connect its hospitals through a single interoperable platform as part of its digital transformation efforts.

Data-driven SDOH insights, links to referrals and payment processing are helping PVA connect veterans to the whole-person care that enables their career pursuits and helps them live full lives.

In this special episode, recorded live in Boston at the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, Roshal Marshall of McKesson discusses this and other issues, including AI integrity and information blocking rule compliance.