By Jill McKeon March 30, 2023 – Effective immediately, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require medical device manufacturers to provide cybersecurity information in their premarket device submissions. Additionally, beginning October 1, the…
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By Sara Heath March 30, 2023 – A new bill in Georgia aims to improve patient-provider communication about medical errors and patient safety. The CANDOR (Communication and Optimal Resolution) Act, based on the CANDOR program…
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Patients with high out-of-pocket healthcare costs for breast cancer screening may miss important follow-up tests, leading to missed cancer diagnoses, according to research in JAMA Network Open. The Affordable Care Act requires preventive screening…
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By Hannah Nelson March 29, 2023 – The top Republican on the House VA Committee is calling on Congress to advance legislation cracking down on Oracle Cerner’s management of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…
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By Sara Heath March 29, 2023 – Patients who face cost-sharing and high out-of-pocket healthcare costs for breast cancer screening might not access any applicable follow-up tests they need, according to research published in JAMA…
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By Jill McKeon March 28, 2023 – President Biden signed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) into law one year ago, requiring the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to…
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Washington’s My Health, My Data Act, which prevents health-tracking apps, search engines and advertisers from collecting and sharing health data without the user’s consent, has been approved by the Washington State House of Representatives…
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Healthcare organizations are driving interoperability innovations to improve patient outcomes and physician experiences, and all medical organizations should prioritize interoperability in order to achieve a fully connected healthcare ecosystem.While government initiatives such as the…
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By Hannah Nelson March 24, 2023 – Democratic lawmakers on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs have introduced two bills that aim to revamp how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) approaches the management of…
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Nearly every patient would rather get their test results via the patient portal, even if their provider hadn’t reviewed those results yet, according to new data from OpenNotes.
The report, published in JAMA Network Open…
