Government & Policy

HIMSS19 to offer a look at how HHS is approaching blockchain

By Mike Miliard 11:42 am December 28, 2018

Federal officials are working on policy about the emerging technology deliberately, helping to set expectations for near- and medium-term healthcare applications.

VA nears decision on replacing Epic scheduling system with Cerner

By Mike Miliard 02:36 pm December 27, 2018

The chair of the House VA Subcommittee on Technology Modernization wants the agency to answer some questions with regard to the $624 million Medical Appointment Scheduling System contract.

Economic Development Administration awards $750,000 federal grant to kickstart an IoT lab

By Diana Manos 08:12 am December 27, 2018

The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center plans to use the funding to provide infrastructure and resources to entrepreneurs and companies with innovative Internet of Things ideas.

IT error wrongly attributed to breast screening incident in England, review finds

By Leontina Postelnicu 09:49 am December 24, 2018

Thousands of women in England were “warned unnecessarily” that they did not receive an invitation to a final routine breast screening in an incident believed to have been caused by an IT error, according to an

CDC posts Oregon Trail-like video game for public health

By Tom Sullivan 12:22 pm December 20, 2018

Players can walk through Philadelphia in the 1918 flu pandemic and try not to die.

FDA names Flatiron Health’s Amy Abernethy as deputy commissioner

By Diana Manos 10:00 am December 19, 2018

The oncologist and health IT veteran will take the highest non-political position at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Value-based care is boosting the value prop for interoperability

By Mike Miliard 01:49 pm December 17, 2018

With ONC's final TEFCA rule expected soon, one clinician explains how the expansion and user-friendly data exchange is ushering in a new era of care for providers and patients.

AMIA supports new NIH data exchange policy

By Diana Manos 02:24 pm December 14, 2018

The informatics group says best practices for sharing of research data will boost the usefulness of NIH investments.

European forum offers tips for blockchain GDPR compliance

By Diana Manos 11:48 am December 14, 2018

European Union Blockchain Observatory & Forum, says that, while there are tensions and some uncertainty about how to protect data and use blockchain under GDPR, there are still ways to accomplish it.

European perspective: How hospitals should be approaching GDPR compliance

By Mike Miliard 04:01 pm December 11, 2018

Two healthcare leaders from Germany offer best practices for assessing privacy and security posture – not just for EU legal requirements, but because it's the right thing to do.