Government & Policy

Department of Health agrees to share local testing data with councils

By Sara Mageit 07:40 am July 03, 2020

Local authorities are to be given access to postcode-level data on people testing positive for coronavirus in their areas.

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Senators call for CMS to provide plan for telehealth changes

By Kat Jercich 03:09 pm July 02, 2020

"We are hearing from patients and providers who are concerned about when Medicare’s temporary changes to telehealth rules will be rolled back and whether they will receive any advance notice," they said.

New Zealand’s COVID-crushing effort

By Lynne Minion 01:28 am July 02, 2020

The response by the New Zealand government to the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the crisis there under control. HIMSS Insights spoke to Shayne Hunter, deputy director general of data & digital at the New Zealand Ministry of Health, about their strategy.

FCC boosts rural healthcare funding by $198M, with eye toward telehealth expansion

By Mike Miliard 01:58 pm July 01, 2020

With many small and remote providers still in acute need of high-speed broadband, but the funding cap outpaced, the commission will carry forward unused funds from previous years to meet the need for virtual care.

American Hospital Association asks Congress for more action as health systems expect to lose $323 billion

By Susan Morse 10:26 am July 01, 2020

HHS is expected to renew the Public Health Emergency before it expires in July, tweeted Michael Caputo, HHS's assistant secretary for public affairs.

UK MPs seek support for child health technology centre

By Sara Mageit 06:57 am July 01, 2020

Five of Sheffield’s labour MPs have written to the prime minister, Boris Johnson, and health secretary, Matt Hancock, to seek support for the building of the Child Health Technology (CCHT) on the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park.

Hundreds of industry groups call on Congress to advance permanent telehealth reform

By Kat Jercich 10:06 am June 30, 2020

Medical associations, health systems, vendors and other stakeholders are asking Senate and House leaders to prioritize four areas when enshrining permanent changes to telemedicine regs.

'Flattening the curve' with virtual care in Australia

By Lynne Minion 07:01 am June 30, 2020

When Paul Roseworn flew out on holiday to Ireland and the UK in February to watch the Six Nations Rugby, he didn’t realise he would be caught up in a global pandemic.

Here's how smaller practices can prepare for continuing telehealth demands

By Kat Jercich 11:28 am June 29, 2020

Providers without the resources of larger health systems can still make virtual care available to patients.

German healthcare market rich with potential for app developers

02:21 am June 29, 2020

Research conducted last year by consulting company Roland Berger predicts that the German digital health market volume will grow exponentially in coming years.