By Hannah Nelson
December 14, 2023 – The Department of Health and Human Services has released a new data strategy, which includes the expansion of the role of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health…
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It’s not a huge surprise that the week of the ONC Meeting, they would make a number of big announcements for those of us in health IT. The first was the announcement of the…
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The following is a guest article by Dotty Bollinger, JD, Healthcare Compliance Consultant, Compliancy Group
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached a settlement with Doctors’ Management Services…
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– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) took a major step forward in healthcare data sharing and artificial intelligence (AI) transparency with the finalization of the Health Data,…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that eHealth Exchange, Epic Nexus, Health Gorilla, KONZA and MedAllies can immediately begin exchanging data under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement’s policies…
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By Hannah Nelson
December 12, 2023 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), has announced that national health data exchange governed by…
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) contests the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposal, opposing hospital culpability for cyberattacks. AHA President Rick Pollack voices concerns, emphasizing hospitals’ existing cybersecurity investments and the…
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The American Hospital Association says the newly released U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ healthcare sector cybersecurity strategy paper, which outlines the agency’s “ongoing and planned steps to improve cyber resiliency and protect…
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For the 128th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are doing a roundup focused on health IT regulatory news! For those familiar with our weekly roundup article, this is the podcast version. For…
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The Biden Administration has proposed significant updates to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 rule. The rule, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, updates…
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