For the 59th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Rob McDonald, SVP of Strategy and Field CPO at Virtru and former CIO with Colin Hung replacing…
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By Hannah Nelson
July 21, 2023 – ONC has released United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 4 (USCDI v4), which includes 20 additional data elements and a new data class.
USCDI is a health IT standard…
AvoMD, an AI-enabled platform that allows clinicians and hospitals to create apps for use at the point of care, announced it closed $5 million in a seed funding round led by AlleyCorp. Epsilon Health, MedMountain…
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By Jill McKeon
June 20, 2023 – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a proposed settlement with 1Health.io, a genetic testing company, over its alleged security and privacy failures. The order requires the company to pay…
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Background: A total of 75% of people with mental health disorders have an onset of illness between the ages of 12 and 24 years. Many in this age group report substantial obstacles to receiving…
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The American Medical Association (AMA) has adopted a policy urging health insurers to implement fair and thorough processes for AI-driven prior authorization. The AMA seeks increased oversight, clinical criteria-based reviews, involvement of healthcare professionals,…
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University of California, San Francisco has appointed Julia Adler-Milstein, director of the UCSF Center for Clinical Informatics and Improvement Research, to lead its new Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation.WHY IT MATTERSProfessor Adler-Milstein…
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s stance on prescribing via telehealth has been evolving, with hints toward an appetite for lasting flexibilities. This, among other policy shifts, has a direct impact on healthcare provider organizations…
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A 2019 survey by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s Office of Health Policy found that the highest rates of telehealth visits happened among people with Medicaid (29.3%) and Medicare (27.4%), Black individuals…
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Italy-based healthcare agency, consultancy and digital health group, Healthware, and the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, a nonprofit organization based in Virginia that provides thought leadership and education to advance digital therapeutic adoption, today announced the…
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