Government & Policy

AMIA to feds: incentivize the use of clinical data to support research

By Diana Manos 12:32 pm January 17, 2019

The association called on government agencies to takes steps toward making data-driven healthcare more commonplace.

Pew's Ben Moscovitch said APIs hold the potential for a dramatic shift in how health data is accessed and used for patient care.

Pew: Here's what APIs need to succeed for healthcare

By Tom Sullivan 09:41 am January 17, 2019

The private sector and government have accomplished a lot and the next phase is critical to the best use of APIs.

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Singapore’s Minister for Health outlines key responses to COI report’s recommendations

By Dean Koh 09:23 pm January 16, 2019

Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong delivered a ministerial statement on the Committee of Inquiry (COI) report on the SingHealth cyberattack in the Singapore Parliament on January 15 2019.

ONC releases Interoperability Standards Advisory Reference 2019

By Diana Manos 10:24 am January 15, 2019

The document includes changes made due to comments from stakeholders and it contains new standards and updated characteristics.

Adam Greene, Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine, says even mature programs can lack documentation regulators seek.

Think a strong information security posture means you’re complying with HIPAA?

By Tom Sullivan 09:06 am January 15, 2019

Without proper documentation for government regulators, infosec protocols might safeguard data without meeting federal criteria.

Dan Kendall interviews Lord Prior of Brampton on stage at the Startup Health Festival last week in San Francisco. Photo by Jonah Comstock.

NHS Chair Lord Prior talks challenges, opportunities of digital health tech

By Jonah Comstock 10:10 am January 14, 2019

Part of the NHS's new 10-year plan is to make the organisation a testbed for new health tech, such as the portal-like HealthTechConnect.

Australia’s My Health Record system sees rise in data breaches

By Hafizah Osman 02:11 am January 14, 2019

The agency’s Annual Report 2017–18 identified that “42 data breaches (in 28 notification

An overview of Thailand’s healthcare sector

By Dean Koh 10:05 pm January 13, 2019

One of the fast-growing sectors that have been identified in Thailand is healthcare and it is expected to be a key driver of the country’s economy.

ONC to Congress: EHR adoption is widespread, but health IT progress is still stifled

By Diana Manos 02:23 pm January 11, 2019

Providers, patients and payers all still lack access to patient where and when they need it, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT said.