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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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ONC seeks input on draft 2016 interoperability advisory

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is seeking public comments on the draft 2016 Interoperability Standards Advisory. 

Text messaging program lowers blood pressure, cholesterol, BMI

Getting motivating and informative text messages led patients with coronary heart disease to make behavior changes like exercising more and smoking less with concrete results, according to a study published in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association.

Final strategic plan released to set health IT's future

The updated, final Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020 was released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and reflects input from more than 400 public comments, collaboration between federal contributors and recommendations from the Health IT Policy Committee.

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Daniel, longest serving ONC official, stepping down

Jodi Daniel, JD, MPH, director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)’s Office of Policy, is leaving the federal agency, effective Oct. 9.

CommonWell Alliance grows again

Membership in the CommonWell Health Alliance keeps climbing. Another four health IT companies have signed on for a total membership of 33 organizations.

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Little changes for overall gains

This week in health IT there were some incremental developments on the interoperability front. 

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Report finds enthusiasm for mHealth among providers but several barriers to address

More than 165,000 mobile health apps are now available to consumers, according to a report published by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. 

ASCO urges Congress to legislate better EHR interoperability

The American Society for Clinical Oncology has issued a position statement urging Congress to pass legislation that would strengthen interoperability of EHRs. 

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Cardiovascular Business
FDA says years-long tirzepatide shortage is resolved, will give limited leeway to compounders

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

AI in Healthcare
From Capitol Hill to a hospital near you? 5 federal recommendations for healthcare AI policy

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Cardiovascular Business
Merck spends up to $2B to license new weight loss drug with potential heart benefits

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.