Government & Policy
Eligible households can receive a $50 monthly reduction on internet service bills, along with up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop or tablet.
The omnibus legislation packages together a number of provisions aimed at facilitating virtual care in the state.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is soliciting public feedback about longer-term health interoperability outcomes.
The Queen's Speech to officially reopen Parliament promised legislation to empower the NHS to innovate and embrace technology.
As hospitals work with their EHR vendors to manage compliance with the ONC rules, some are still seeking clarity – and some say they're skeptical about how much they'll advance interoperability.
The apps will team up with the White House to bring riders to and from 80,000 vaccination sites at no charge through July 4.
In Wyoming, an employee accidentally uploaded COVID-19 test results to a public-facing website, while Pennsylvania faced trouble with a third-party contact-tracing vendor.
The hub will lead data analytics innovations to predict, prevent, detect, prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.
Both parties will reportedly collaborate on joint ideas and research in data and artificial intelligence, build a centre for “innovation and knowledge”, and develop related training programmes.
The federal government is setting aside AU$114 million (approximately $88 million) more from its budget to the programme.
