Federal Government Technics
CMS Seeking Public Comment on Accrediting Organizations and Conflicts of Interest09 Jan 2019
CMS is seeking public comment on whether AOs should offer consulting services. Have you ever questioned whether it appropriate to... Continue Reading
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VA Considers Swapping Epic Scheduling System With Cerner Software09 Jan 2019
VA may elect to implement Cerner’s scheduling system across locations despite signing a scheduling software contract with Epic in 2015.... Continue Reading
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HHS Unveils Voluntary Healthcare Cybersecurity Guidance09 Jan 2019
The four-volume document aims to offer practical advice to healthcare organizations on how to shore up defenses. In the last... Continue Reading
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VA announces new Veterans Health Application Programming Interface18 Dec 2018
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently launched its first Health Application Programming Interface (API) that will power the... Continue Reading
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HHS obtains first blockchain ATO in federal government18 Dec 2018
Jose Arrieta, associate deputy assistant secretary of acquisition at HHS, Oki Mek, chief product officer at the Division of Acquisition... Continue Reading
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Insurers want to lead if CMS pilots payments for housing, social determinants of health18 Dec 2018
Health plans argue they are the best group to manage and receive funding from the CMS if it decides to... Continue Reading
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Request for Information on Modifying HIPAA Rules To Improve Coordinated Care18 Dec 2018
AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights, HHS. ACTION: Request for information. SUMMARY: The Office for Civil Rights is issuing this Request... Continue Reading
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Government Must Execute and Innovate to Solve Healthcare Challenges18 Dec 2018
Designing website applications is not innovative, but necessary, federal health IT officials say. It’s true that the government needs to... Continue Reading
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Hargan: Value-based payment impossible without interoperable health IT04 Dec 2018
The healthcare industry will not be able to move to a system that rewards value without achieving health IT interoperability,... Continue Reading
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FDA’s updates to Medical Device Safety Action Plan to enhance post-market safety04 Dec 2018
In April of this year, the FDA released its Medical Device Safety Action Plan: Protecting Patients, Promoting Public Health, which... Continue Reading
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