Farqad Moshili, Graphiant Engineering Staff
The evolving cyber threat landscape has driven the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to propose significant updates to the HIPAA Security Rule, a first in 12 years, with more stringent…
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Garrett Weber, Field CTO – Enterprise Security at Akamai Technologies
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, the stakes have never been higher especially for organizations in the healthcare industry. Data breaches and ransomware attacks are not just…
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An anonymous HHS official says that despite last week’s announcement, it will not create a registry of people with autism. NIH will continue with plans to build a $50 million repository of de-identified…
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NIH is aggregating data from insurance claims, the VA, Indian Health Service, pharmacy chains, and even wearables to support the HHS-mandated autism research initiative that was launched by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…
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Gary Jessee, Senior Vice President, National Consulting at Sellers Dorsey
Medicaid plays a vital role in the American healthcare system, providing coverage for millions of vulnerable individuals. To gain a deeper understanding of the program’s…
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The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy has released an update of guidance documents that healthcare organizations use to assess and optimize the safety of their electronic health record systems. The new 2025 Safety Assurance Factors…
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Micky Tripathi, the former assistant secretary for technology policy at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and National Coordinator for Health IT, has reportedly accepted a new post overseeing artificial intelligence at Mayo Clinic. We…
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Major Reorganization Disrupts Federal Healthcare Operations
The sweeping reorganization at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has eliminated entire departments with little explanation about how critical IT and digital infrastructure will be…
With the reorganization of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced last week, there’s been little explanation of why whole departments have been cut. There’s also been no analyses shared on how…
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Mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will impact the medical device regulatory process, says Ben Wolf, partner in Alston & Bird’s…
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