AHA urges ONC slow health IT certification overhaul to protect patient safety and support rural hospitals during transition to FHIR standards.

A letter from the guest editor highlights how the findings in this special issue touch on timely themes in health technology research and yield real-world considerations for practice. In this special ...

On June 17, 2024, the final rule for Medicare Part D introduced new health IT standards, mandating the adoption of NCPDP SCRIPT Standard version 2023011 by January 1, 2028, while the NCPDP Formulary ...

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has been renamed and restructured, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this morning. The ...

As artificial intelligence tools continue to advance, the transformative potential in healthcare is becoming increasingly clear. Historically, much of the focus has been on validating algorithms in ...

The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy within the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has published its final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategy, which seeks ...

As medical facilities rapidly implement electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine and various other digital platforms, one glaring issue persists: interoperability. This is not a problem we can ...

Thomas Keane, M.D., has been tapped to lead health IT policy at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). On Tuesday morning, HHS announced that it appointed Keane to be the second Assistant ...

The American Hospital Association provides comment on the “Health Data, Technology and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity” (HTI-5) proposed rule.

The Department of Health and Human Services has three new officials to lead its artificial intelligence, technology and data work. The three new officials join the department after it announced a ...

TEFCA, a major government initiative to boost healthcare data interoperability, sets technical requirements and rules to guide information exchange. QHINs are the “backbone for network connectivity” ...

It’s been an incredibly busy summer for the Office of the National Coordinator, which has responsibility for developing federal policy and rules regarding health information technology. The agency ...