The status quo is simply untenable for many companies as health insurance costs spiral. From family-owned businesses to large enterprises, employers are taking advantage of an alternative designed by politicians on both sides of the aisle.
These disincentives may seem harsh, but we must remember the real stakes involved — when medical records are not readily available at the point of care, patients suffer.
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
To bring cross-agency clinical leaders together, the FDA should establish a Center of Excellence for Rare Diseases. This would bring together specialized staff and resources from multiple review divisions to leverage their expertise about different bodily systems, trial designs, pharmacology, and other specialized fields.
Beginning September 1, HHS’ Office of the Inspector General will begin enforcing the anti-information blocking regulations laid out in the 21st Century Cures Act. EHR vendors are the entities that are most at risk of being fined — they could face penalties up to $1 million.
The onus is on providers, payers and their technology partners to use the new laws and market dynamics as a catalyst to fully achieve digital transformation in healthcare and improve the patient experience.
Since ONC is the certifying body for EHRs, providers must be prepared to transition to a new “Cures Edition” version of its software before the end of 2022.
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
The Department of Health and Human Services put out a series of strategies to reduce the amount of time physicians spend on documentation on Monday. The report includes suggestions to standardize certain elements of EHRs, and bring federal reporting requirements up to date.
The organizations will collaborate on efforts to pull real-world data from a number of sources including EHRs, data registries and testing labs and determine their utility in making regulatory decisions.
More than 230,000 people have started the process of joining the research program and more than 142,000 have completed the program's first research protocol.
During the Redox and Matter Healthcare Interoperability Summit in Chicago, a panel of investors and executives discussed where we are and where we're going in terms of interoperability in healthcare.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Larger medtech companies have traditionally shied away from investing in the pediatric market...
It's not just new research that will suffer if proposed healthcare budget cuts are approved, writes Syapse Founder and President Jonathan Hirsch. The basic foundations of healthcare, including public health databases, are also on the line.
NantWorks' Patrick Soon-Shiong and leaders from Norton Healthcare and Sutter Health have been appointed to a new Health IT Advisory Committee formed through the passing of the 21st Century Cures Act.
In 12 months, the Cancer Moonshot has made great strides, secured $1.8 billion in funding and seeded countless projects, partnerships, and possibilities. One year on, a new administration has the power to undo it all.
Dr. Robert Califf, who stepped down last month, offers five tips about keeping Americans safe — and making sure drugs actually work — after about a year overseeing the federal agency.