The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule to clarify the regulations for family planning services under Title X of the Public Health Service Act and protect access to family planning services. Title X is the only federal program focused solely on providing family planning and related preventive services. “This ...
National Coordinator Vindell Washington said unlocking health data is the mission and he showed off FHIR-based technologies doing exactly that. Powered by WPeMatico
The consultancy also found that understanding of the distributed database technology is uneven, though it is proving its value to healthcare organizations. Powered by WPeMatico
The projects will delve into palliative care, depression, asthma, pediatric cancer as well as patient-centered outcomes. Powered by WPeMatico
Companies that employ phishing simulations drastically reduce the number of employees who click infected emails, according to a new report from PhishMe. Powered by WPeMatico
A new survey reveals that patients want more connected healthcare, easier access to their records, and more than half have tried to compile their own medical records. Powered by WPeMatico
New challenge also announced to create tool to generate user-friendly “snapshot” of model privacy practices for digital health products The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today, in partnership with leaders in the private sector, as well as patient and consumer advocates, coordinated a live ...
Millions of Americans have gained coverage, and millions more have had their coverage substantially improved Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released an extensive compilation of national and state-level data illustrating the substantial improvements in health care for all Americans in the last six years. The uninsured rate has fallen to the ...
Brian Ahier, digital health evangelist at Medicity, talks about his plans for HIMSS17, the emerging role of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology and one secret his social media followers may not realize about him. Powered by WPeMatico
New HHS report shows hospital-acquired conditions dropped 21 percent, while adverse events were reduced by 3 million over five years. Powered by WPeMatico
