Hallelujah! The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology finally has its Health IT Complaint Form up and running, five days after the federal office announced the availability of this online service.
ONC confirmed in a tweet to a health IT vendor that the site was working Wednesday afternoon.
@RightPatient it works now
— ONC (@ONC_HealthIT) September 16, 2015
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
We checked Wednesday night. It’s still up.
The problem may have been due to a miscommunication between whoever green-lighted acting deputy national coordinator Dr. Jon White’s blog post announcing the complaint page last Friday and whoever was responsible for getting the actual page online. “A timing issue on HHS’s end had the two launching out of sync—so refrain from your HealthCare.gov jokes,” Politico reported.
Whatever, it’s fixed now. Complain away, American health IT users. You can choose to report on ONC health IT certification, information blocking, health IT safety, privacy and security issues, clinical quality measures or anything else your heart desires. Users can choose to remain anonymous.
A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
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