On Monday, February 11, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it has successfully resolved a complaint against the University of North Carolina Health Care system (UNC Health Care) alleging that it unlawfully denied an individual the opportunity to be placed on the United Network ...
In August last year, health secretary Matt Hancock ordered a review of ongoing plans to replace IT systems at the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, NHS Improvement, the Health Research Authority and the CQC. The IT project, known as the Future Services Programme (FSP), will replace the current contract with French-headquartered Atos, ...
Health systems are set to focus on declining reimbursements and patient experience, a new study found. Powered by WPeMatico
PHI puts healthcare organizations at more risk than others, security vendor Proofpoint found in new research. Powered by WPeMatico
The investment firm says it will combine athenahealth with Virence. Powered by WPeMatico
Former U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra said that CMS embracing FHIR means an end to any fight over data standards. Powered by WPeMatico
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today proposed new rules to support seamless and secure access, exchange, and use of electronic health information. The rules, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), would increase choice and competition ...
With worries that China and other countries are outpacing the U.S. in artificial intelligence maturity, the initiative seeks to boost R&D and education. But it’s spare on specifics and has no new funding attached. Powered by WPeMatico
It’s not for cost-savings on storage and compute. Instead, NewYork-Presbyterian, Mercy and Humana are harnessing the cloud to improve patient and clinician experience. Powered by WPeMatico
