On the heels of the release of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, Seth Pazinski, director of planning, evaluation and analysis at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, shared his high-level thoughts and solicited feedback on the plan at the Dec. 9 Health IT Policy Committee.

An Atlanta-based health billing company and its former CEO have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers about their company practices.

A new onsite store at Morristown Medical Center aims to empower patients and visitors to use technology in their healthcare.

The Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020 has been published and is open for public comment. The plan, updating the original 2011 version, lays out five specific goals for the designated timeframe.

New research from PricewaterhouseCooper's Health Research Institute found that "do-it-yourself healthcare" is the top healthcare issue for 2015 with more than half (52 percent) of clinicians saying they are comfortable with mobile apps and devices monitoring vital signs.

Legislation introduced by Sens. Michael Bennett (D-Colo.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) would limit regulation of low-risk medical software and health apps.

Times have changed since the 1980s, when patient safety was “swept under the rug,” said Ronni Solomon, executive vice president and general counsel at The ECRI Institute, at the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Innovation Initiative policy forum on Dec. 3.

The intersection of healthcare and technology is upon us, and “it’s a very exciting time, an incredible time,” said Martha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, speaking at the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Innovation Initiative policy forum on Dec. 3.