Healthcare associations and organizations said her career experience and progress as acting administrator of CMS make Marilyn Tavenner a strong leader to drive the policy changes in Obamacare.
The promise of HIEs to provide insights across the continuum of care that can dramatically alter the health of populations is emerging as among the most significant reasons for exchanging health data.
Via the Office of Management and Budget, the White House is ratcheting up its open data projects with new policies and action items to which federal agencies must adhere.
Andrew Brooks, MD, on the opportunity that a raft of new technologies, and tech-savvy patients, present to hospitals and providers if they can communicate better.
Regulations and incentives are driving adoption of electronic health records in Asia-Pacific countries. Much like the U.S., however, they are encountering issues with interoperability and medical professionals' technology skills.
At a Health IT Standards Committee meeting, ONC head Farzad Mostashari outlined his argument for a proposed vendor fees that's been rattling the industry. It would reduce financial uncertainty and sustain certification programs, he argued.
No longer a supplemental way to access information, mobile devices are a central part of life. Now comes the transition from mHealth initiatives funded by grants to lasting financial models.
A potential boon to healthcare price transparency, new HIE tools take on data integration and population health, dreaming about big data, and the uncertain future facing the ACA at 3.
A new report from the International Federation of Health Plans found the greatest cost differences between the U.S. and other countries apply to hospital stays and surgical procedures.