The Federal Trade Commission has fined online therapy company BetterHelp $7.8 million for allegedly sharing consumer data with third parties like Facebook and Snapchat for advertising purposes.The proposed order — the second recent action…
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March 02, 2023 – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to release updates regarding its Oracle Cerner Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program in the coming weeks, according to reporting…
Regardless of your age or health status, make your future health care preferences known by adding an advance care plan to My Health Record. Visit https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/my-health-record/whats-inside/advance-care-planning for more.Video Accessibility Accessibility is essential for people…
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With the boom of telehealth caused by the pandemic, patients by and large are more comfortable than ever looking for telemedicine advice and care. Because patients can turn to telehealth to increase access to specialists who can…
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Zero-Trust Network Access Can Strengthen Application WorkloadsTo bolster the security of application workloads, networks must verify every user before they receive permission to access critical resources, Newton says. Network administrators then log the access…
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Join the ONC Health IT Certification Program https://www.healthit.gov/topic/certification-ehrs/certification-health-it for the upcoming quarterly ONC Health IT Certification Program Developer Roundtable. These public meetings are open to all health IT developers, regardless of their participation in…
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In the world of Healthcare, there isn’t much room for making guesses. When you’re in charge of someone’s well being, it is critical that all of your decisions are well thought through and based…
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The CDS Coalition is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to pull back on its clinical decision support guidance in order to ensure that the agency better balances its regulatory oversight with the healthcare sector’s need for innovation, while comporting with the statutory language of the 21st Century Cures Act. ‘Flagrant’ disregard for Congressional law and intent
The coalition’s stakeholders – clinical decision support software developers, patient advocacy organizations, clinical societies, healthcare providers and healthcare payers – say the FDA’s guidance exceeds Congress’s statutory definitions of what is considered CDS and threatens to undermine lawmakers’ goals.
“The Office of the National Coordinator for…
Achieving value-based care goals remains a difficult challenge for many providers who also are trying hard to provide equitable care. Pathways Health Partners, an accountable care organization that works with more than 280 providers across multiple clinical specialties, works with organizations to address these issues.THE PROBLEM
“Ensuring access to patient records in real time, regardless of where patient care is delivered, was an ongoing hurdle for our organization,” said Ricardo Matos, CIO at Pathways. “It was a significant limitation with regard to our providers making timely, informed care decisions.
“And we knew from our experience working with partners over the years that trying…
