Government & Policy

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Officials told members of Congress this week that the agency will not start go-live activities in Columbus before sharing the results of a review.

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European Council says the vaccine passports should not be a precondition to exercise free movement rights.
The operation appears to have often taken place without computer owners' knowledge.
Officials at CDC and FDA said they wanted to prepare healthcare providers to recognize and treat patients appropriately – and to report adverse events they may be seeing.
The extensive list includes billions in funding for public health data modernization, broadband and 5G expansion, social determinants of health, cybersecurity and more.
The Pittsburgh-based analytics firm will work with the federal government to provide public health officials with information through HHS Protect.
The money brings UK R&D funding to £14.9 billion, its highest in 40 years, but Horizon funding remains uncertain.
The Interoperability and Patient Access final rule includes a section that modifies the Medicare Conditions of Participation that introduces patient event notifications. The hospital has new tech at the ready.

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The European Health and Digital Executive Agency will oversee the €5.1bn EU4Health programme.
The state enacted a law in January requiring physicians – rather than healthcare clinic staff – to be present when a patient takes abortion-inducing medication.