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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OIG: HRSA-funded health center networks struggle with data sharing MU objectives

Health Resources and Services Administration funded health center controlled networks are struggling to establish the capability to achieve Meaningful Use objectives related to sharing data, according to an Office of the Inspector General report.

ONC puts call out for new HITPC, standards committee members

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is actively recruiting new members for two of its federal advisory committees: the Health IT Standards Committee and the Health IT Policy Committee, according to a Feb. 5 blog post by ONC Health IT Policy Analyst Michelle Consolazio.

OIG Work Plan targets security, integrity of EHRs, medical devices

The Office of the Inspector General’s Work Plan for fiscal 2014 places added attention on the security and integrity of health IT, both for EHRs and networked medical devices within hospitals.

ICD-11 delayed by two years

Rollout of ICD-11 has been postponed to 2017 by the World Health Organization.

HHS Gives Patients Direct Access to Lab Results

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has amended rules covering how laboratory test results are communicated to patients to allow patients to skip going through their physician to get access to their test results.

Cost reduction top priority for hospital innovation

Most hospitals and ambulatory care centers are focusing their innovation initiatives on cost reduction, according to the results of the 2013 Healthcare Provider Innovation Survey from HIMSS and innovation accelerator AVIA.

Draft legislation would overhaul federal IT procurement process

Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) have introduced draft legislation to create a new office in the White House to review and guide major IT projects while working to allow more small businesses to bid for federal contracts, reports The Hill.

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Halamka shares advice for ONC's DeSalvo

John Halamka, MD, health IT thought leader and CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, has some advice for the new national coordinator of health IT.

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Cardiovascular Business
Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

Cardiovascular Business
FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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