Organizations are each expanding services to address non-medical factors that can have a significant impact on individual and population health. Powered by WPeMatico
Industry groups like easier quality reporting and advance applications of telehealth, but some say docs shouldn’t have to make expensive EHR upgrades for 2019. Powered by WPeMatico
Deputy National Coordinator Genevieve Morris will work closely with the Veterans Health Administration and the VA CIO on the new $16 billion Cerner EHR. Powered by WPeMatico
Under order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, the departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Homeland Security (DHS), and Justice (DOJ) have been reunifying alien minors under 5 years old who are currently in the custody of HHS with adults who have been in the custody of DHS. HHS ...
In a move that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma described as among “the most significant reductions in provider burden undertaken by any administration,” CMS late Thursday proposed a new rule intended to make big strides in telehealth, documentation requirements and interoperability. Powered by WPeMatico
Both the National Guideline Clearninghouse and the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse maintained by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality are slated to shut down on July 16. Powered by WPeMatico
New clinical and operational use cases are emerging for natural language processing, from risk adjustment to population surveillance and beyond. Powered by WPeMatico
The newest variant of the prolific ransomware forms this year has been updated to include a stolen National Security Agency exploit. Powered by WPeMatico
Correction: The agreement with Diassess was stated incorrectly in the original news release. The corrected version now says: “the agreement with Diassess can be extended for up to a total of $21.9M over 60 months.” Two potential diagnostic tests for influenza designed to be purchased over-the-counter for home use will move into advanced development with ...