Government & Policy
12:31 pm
September 18, 2018
With a rare near-unanimous vote, the United States Senate passed The Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 on Monday evening. It's a massive bill comprising a wide array of proposals drawn from five Senate committees, and has many implications for the use and funding of health IT.

Credit: FDA
01:55 pm
September 14, 2018
Though not without critics, the FDA has advanced regulatory processes for apps, medical devices, genomics and clinical decision support.

Carol Harris from the GAO testifies at the House VA Subcommittee on Thursday. Credit: HouseVetAffairs
01:47 pm
September 14, 2018
The first House VA Subcommittee on Technology Modernization hearing revealed that officials and congressional members are not on the same page when it comes to governance.
02:48 pm
September 12, 2018
This is the first FDA clearance for Apple and pushes the Watch further into healthcare than ever before.

James Gfrerer testifying at the Senate Committee for Veterans Affairs. Credit: Senate.gov
04:24 pm
September 06, 2018
During the Wednesday confirmation hearing, James Gfrerer said he’d also be an advocate for maintaining VistA during the 10-year process to implement the new Cerner EHR.
02:41 pm
September 06, 2018
The UK agency said the goal is to provide access to genetic testing to drive personalized treatments and enable interventions for the whole country.
05:00 pm
September 05, 2018
Add this to blockchain’s growing list of innovative use cases: tracking prescription and population health data.
03:26 pm
September 05, 2018
Similar to the notorious SamSam variant that has wreaked havoc on the healthcare sector, the new ransomware only infects crucial assets and resources.
09:25 am
September 05, 2018
Our poll results were tight with no clear opinion on whether the EHR project should be put on hold until new IT leadership is in place, but the majority are concerned with the current trajectory.
01:38 pm
September 04, 2018
The tariffs being proposed by the administration of President Donald Trump, particularly those on certain Chinese imports, could harm the booming cloud computing industry in the United States, undermine U.S.