Government & Policy

The guidance is meant to help providers better understand the privacy and security implications of non-video virtual care options, which are hugely useful for individuals with disabilities and those in rural communities.

The programme will allow healthcare providers across five countries to evaluate and identify trusted technologies.

The Northside hospitals have been cited for not publishing machine-readable files containing charges for items and services.

NHS will establish TREs and give patients more control over their data. 

In the wake of the pandemic healthcare is undergoing unprecedented digital transformation but what outcomes should we be striving for and how can we measure success along the way? 

Citing a "lack of currently available automated solutions," the hospital group says its members will have difficulty with data exchange between convening providers and co-providers.

Having designated two of its four hospitals as dedicated COVID-19 facilities in 2020, the private healthcare brand had a lot to focus on. But Medcare’s leadership recognised the importance of continuing its digital transformation journey through a critical time.

HIMSS, MGMA and the Connected Health Initiative are among the groups that responded to HHS Office for Civil Rights' call for comment on privacy protections and monetary penalties.

Taking over the day-to-day healthcare operations normally managed by the Ministry, the new company will reportedly focus on areas including the expansion of digital health programmes and virtual medical services in the Kingdom.

The public health emergency was extended again, but it won't last forever. One healthcare attorney discusses steps health systems should take to mitigate legal risks of telehealth and virtual care once the regulatory reprieve expires.