U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner, D-Va., wrote to the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger this past week and asked them to quickly develop and…
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MediSecure voluntarily enters administrationE-prescription service MediSecure entered into voluntary administration three weeks after it reported a “large-scale” ransomware attack.
FTI Consulting’s Vaughan Strawbridge and Paul Harlond have been appointed as administrators and liquidators of the…
Today, South-West London Integrated Care System (SWL ICS) and DigitalHealth.London open applications for Cohort Two of the SWL ICS Digital Pioneer Fellowship programme, supporting change makers employed by NHS, Local Authority and Voluntary Sector…
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The HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association recently analyzed how healthcare organizations collect social determinants of health information. While EHRA’s Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity Task Force sees great value in using SDOH to…
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Health technology assessment (HTA) is a formidable task across drug development, medical device innovation, and digital health solutions. To help with this task, the European HTA Regulation entered into force in January 2022 and will apply…
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The FDA announced the Apple Watch atrial fibrillation (AFib) tool is qualified for use in clinical trials through its Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program, enabling researchers to use it to detect arrhythmias or…
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Between the medical device vulnerabilities and cybersecurity challenges discussed in news this week, it’s clear hospitals and health systems across healthcare have their work cut out to shore up their defenses and stay in…
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In a potential big advancement for oncology treatment and information sharing, several leading electronic health record vendors this week made voluntary commitment to adopt the United States Core Data for Interoperability Plus Cancer, or…
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By Hannah Nelson
February 21, 2024 – United States Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Bill Foster (D-IL) have introduced new legislation aimed at improving patient matching and promoting interoperability.
The Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health…
Cyberattacks remain a formidable threat to healthcare providers, with hackers’ tactics getting more sophisticated by the day.
Policymakers are trying to combat this. For example, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released a proposed set of…
