The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has named a new leader at the agency formerly known as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.WHY IT MATTERSDr. Thomas Keane, who…
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HHS Launches Groundbreaking Data Sharing Initiatives
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched groundbreaking initiatives to transform healthcare data sharing. These efforts focus on reducing administrative burdens while empowering Medicare enrollees to…
The Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week announced that it has reached a settlement with Tampa, Florida-based BayCare Health System over several potential violations of…
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Coalition Files Legal Challenge Against Health Department Changes
A coalition of nineteen states and Washington D.C. has filed a comprehensive lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s controversial restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services…
Groundbreaking Health Data Partnership
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced a collaborative partnership to develop a comprehensive “real-world data platform” focused on autism research. This…
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– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it is taking immediate action to implement President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order, “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American…
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Funding shortfalls and workforce shortage leave small, rural and resource-constrained healthcare providers especially vulnerable to ransomware attacks that disrupt care delivery. That’s a reality that cannot be ignored, according to a new report, prepared…
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A pair of recent announcements from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show agencies working to help providers and payers reduce their data exchange burdens and enable Medicare enrollees to better manage their…
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The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are working together to build what they’re calling a “real-world data platform” that can be used to research claims information, electronic…
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FDA Announces Major Crackdown on Petroleum-Based Colorants
On April 22, 2025, the FDA and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealed a comprehensive plan to eliminate petroleum-based synthetic dyes from American food products. This…
