Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies. 

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N.Y. budget proposal includes $1.2B for health infrastructure

N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $142.1 billion budget proposal unveiled last week includes a $1.2 billion capital program to support health facilities.

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ONC Annual Meeting: Patient engagement dissected

The ingredients of patient engagement include a strong collaboration with providers, patient access to their digital records and interoperable health IT tools that make data actionable, according to speakers participating in a panel discussion at the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT’s annual meeting on Jan. 23.

ONC Annual Meeting: How to innovate in healthcare

What’s the winning strategy to successfully innovate in health IT? Take advantage of government resources, know your customers and the real world needs they face and don’t expect success overnight, said speakers during a panel discussion at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT annual meeting on Jan. 23.

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ONC Annual Meeting: Town Hall covers mandates, alignment, future

A lengthy roster of Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT leadership participated in a Town Hall session during the office’s Jan. 23 annual meeting, touching on a wide range of topics.

Survey: Independent docs concerned about ACA

Many independent physicians are concerned that they are not benefitting from the Affordable Care Act, and many remain in the dark as to how to take advantage of it, according to a survey released by Acentec, a Calif.-based IT solutions and consulting service provider.

US-UK agree to ‘unprecedented’ health data sharing

A bilateral agreement signed by the U.S. and United Kingdom will advance health IT tools and data sharing to accelerate improvements in the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery in both countries.

Act places restrictions on VA, DoD EHR funding

To prevent wasteful spending on Department of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs’ (VA) EHR systems, Congress has added funding restrictions to the 2014 Omnibus Appropriation Act.

WEDI to HHS: More ICD-10 testing needed

The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange has submitted a letter to the Department of Health & Human Services secretary encouraging the agency to consider additional Medicare testing prior to ICD-10 implementation.

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