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Technology
Feds Seek Help With Healthcare Cybersecurity Protection
The HHS' Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is looking for 'proven technologies developed for national security' that can help...
Revenue Cycle
Proposed Rule Would Make Hospital Prices Even More Transparent
The Biden administration aims to further standardize price transparency data to help consumers and boost enforcement.
Technology
Opinion: Will TEFCA Rule-Making Stop Patient Digital Access?
Former ONC Chief Donald Rucker questions whether federal regulations around interoperability and information blocking are doing more harm than good.
Telehealth
Audit: Telehealth Bolstered End-Stage Renal Care During PHE
However, OIG wants more details on what telecommunications platforms are used.
Telehealth
FTC, HHS, Warn of HIPAA Risks from Online Tracking Tech
Letters to providers highlight concerns stemming from use of technologies that may share a user's sensitive health data.
Revenue Cycle
First Annual No Surprises Act Report Released
HHS is trying to establish a No Surprises Act data baseline.
Human Resources
WA Hospital Fined $240K After Nosy ER Guards Probe Patient Records
The HIPAA breach by two dozen guards at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital affected 419 patients.
Innovation
Will Policy, Regulation Issues Stifle AI's Advances in Healthcare?
The recent AIMed Global Summit painted a positive picture for the technology in tackling healthcare's biggest pain points, but a...
Pharma
Chamber Suit Challenges Medicare's Drug Negotiations Program
The legal action comes days after Merck & Co. filed suit calling the mandate 'unconstitutional.'
Technology
NCQA's New VP of Interoperability Talks About the Road to Sharing Data
Amol Vyas says the federal government has to push forward with efforts that promote interoperability, addressing current barriers like trust,...
Technology
22 Health Systems Commit to Adopting TEFCA Standards
The health systems are all EHR clients of Epic, which hailed the news as step toward the establishment of a...
Telehealth
DEA Extends Telemedicine Prescription Waivers by 6 Months
Backtracking from an earlier proposal that drew heavy criticism, the agency is extending pandemic waivers for the use of telemedicine...