Government & Policy

MedTech Europe welcomes launch of European Health Data Space   The European Commission this week launched the European Health Data Space (EHDS), which will allow citizens to access their health data in any EU member state.

The Connected Health Initiative stressed the importance of seamless information exchange throughout the care continuum in a letter to National Coordinator Micky Tripathi.

The framework, which leaders hope will start working in 2025, will potentially harness the health data of nearly 450 million people, facilitating cross-border care and opening opportunities for research.

DHA Director Lt. General Ronald Place talks about the agency's strategies for supporting the health of the military.

The agency's third go-live came on the heels of two separate incidents on Monday and Tuesday in which federal Cerner clients faced hours of downtime.

Micky Tripathi, national coordinator for health information technology, discusses info blocking rules, FHIR APIs and what's to come in the next year.

Researchers from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT found substantial differences between solo and large-practice physicians when it came to data exchange capabilities.

The White House announced Tuesday that it was calling on electronic health record vendors to incorporate information about antivirals directly into their interfaces.

Three medical associations say they will continue their efforts to block implementation.

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said the patient's prescription had not been renewed as it should have been, although the medication could still be viewed in a different area of the system.