A new roadmap developed by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, in collaboration with the American Institutes for Research, aims to improve healthcare delivery through greater partnerships with patients and families.

The security of medical devices has dramtically changed over the past 18 months ago and is “most keenly seen through incident response,” said Suzanne B. Schwartz, MD, MBA, of the FDA’s Office of the Center Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health. She spoke in Washington, D.C. at Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security, a program hosted by the Dept. of Health & Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Los Angeles, September 22, 2014 -- Zynx Health™, the market leader in providing evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement solutions, today announced the general availability of ZynxCarebook™, a mobile platform designed to profoundly improve care team collaboration across the healthcare continuum.

Scottsdale, AZ, September 22, 2014-- NCPDP, the not-for-profit pharmacy standards development organization, announced today the line-up for its 2014 Educational Summit, “Improving the Infrastructure for Continuity of Care,” which will be held November 11, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis. Steven Posnack, MS, MHS, director, Office of Standards and Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will keynote the one-day program, which takes place right before NCPDP’s Work Group Meetings, November 12-14, 2014.

The federal regulatory environment is not keeping up with changes in the mobile health industry, and the Department of Health and Human Services should update its HIPAA guidance to better regulate this burgeoning market, according to two House representatives.

It’s health IT week on Capitol Hill, and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is expected to present Congress with its three-point wish list to advance the field at its annual Public Policy Summit.

Transferring the locus of control from practitioners to patients can improve the way care is delivered, and ultimately patient outcomes, according to speakers at the fourth annual Consumer Health IT Summit on Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C.

More than ever, the government is committed to Blue Button, said Ryan Panchadsaram, deputy chief technology officer of the U.S., at the fourth annual Consumer Health IT Summit on Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C.